William McClelland to Thomas Rotch, Stow, February 4th 1822

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                                 Stow Feb 4th 1822

Dear friend,
                      Joseph Barrow Esqr will be down soon after his sheep, if you can spare a few more Ewe Lambs to Daniel Beach of Tallmadge, (an other excellent place) please tot let me know by Thomas Dundin. Your sheep Liese are all doing well I have heard of no deaths save an old Ewe of Ezra Wyotts, place.
   I am happy to have it in my power to inform you, that Hector( as far as I have been informed of his [illegible] resignations, among his old associates) has been very circumspect in his conduct. I hope it will continue, but as radical refermations from that [illegible] are so rare, I humbly think it is best to keep him in a probation ary state, some time yet before you placee implicit confidence in him in that respect.  William Wetmore wishes to be remembered affectionately to your self and Friend Charity. he calculates to commence reading Clarksons [illegible] when I get done with it, I am presently been in need of excellenccy of that religion, above all others as illustrated by Clarkson to [illegible] in our probation [illegible] and in preparing us for a happy immortality beyond the grave, but [illegible] to the