good man is much wanted allong with me. Alex is at Titiacura settling and dilivering over that place and I am busy laying the floor for good in the woolshed. Every thing is doing very well here and please God next year I hope you will have at least 50 bales of wool when all this year's lambs is shorn. My dear brother if everything goes well in a year or two you can visit your native land depending on the returns of your run and sheep. Depend upon my being here will in place of being a burden on you prove a profit to you by increasing your property in value by improvements and care with my brother's Alex assistance. If you are coming down please bring down a Guinea cock and hen as the one you sent the cock got killed by the dogs and the poor fowl is fretiful without her mate. With love to all I remain Your affectionate brother Archibald John McLean