Miers Fisher letter to Thomas Rotch, Philadelphia 3 mo 24th 1818

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My dear Friend & Cousin             Philada 3 Mo 24th 1818
              Thy very acceptble letter fo the 7th Inst to my daughter was brot in last Evening which John Cook was interpreting between Christopher Rheinhart & us what he verbally brought us from thee & had told us would be confimed by a letter from thee now on its way by the Mail.  We had proceeded so far as that I had agreed to take him as my gardener in the Place of Jacob Staon & every thing was so ar settled as that I was to take him out in my Carriage on 6th day Morning & induct him into his living, when Stannak having read the letter handed it to me & I discovered that Jacob was to return to me in a few days, this instead of discom[illegible] Christopher seemed to give him additional pleasure to find that Jacob had come into his Opinion of the conduct of their leaders & was to follow him so speedily; and I immediately informed him thro' an common friend & interpreter that it should make no odds to him, for I would take him out & employ him until Jacob should arrive & in the mean time seek him as good a place, knowing more than one who would be glad to have him; the evening was full of adventures, for at the instant of closing this branch of the business my Brother Samuel came into the room & upon the explanation of the business, at once asked Chr to come to him when Jacob should come to me- informing him at the same time that his Wife was Sister to thine, this seemed to strike Chr as it were by Mmagic & the thing was instantly settled. My Brothers garden a the Cliffts has been long neglected, his Son in law Wm Wharton & Deborah spent the last Summer after their return from the Eastward at that Place & exchanged Visits with his Family in town once or twice a Week, My brother has been seeking a person to render it more acceptable to them by improving the old garden. Christopher seemd sent by Providence to fit the purpose & all has issued better than any contrivance of ours could have given us hopes of. I had been out to Ury since the 19th & returned last evening, I had hired a man to work in my garden only for the week having told my wife who was with me, that we should hear from Jacob within that time, for I have never given up a presentiment that he would return to me since the receipt of thy first