Matthew Gage to Jerrie E. Sanders (2 October 1858)

              Octr 2nd  1858 )
Jerrie E. Sanders 
Sir 
I am in receipt of your favor 
of recent date and Mary's is also to hand but a day or so 
ago to Jerri in the absence of all or any news of 
importance I will make an attempt to write you a line 
if but simply to let you know that we are alive and 
kicking.  You surely cannot expect of me punctual attention 
in matters of a regular correspondence, as I have grown 
from various causes almost incompetant to the task, but 
you may occassionally indulge a reasonable hope of 
hearing from me whilst alive.  I am at the present writing 
not so much as I have generally been for months past as I 
am to some extent visited rather more than usual with my 
old afflictions'to wit' palpitations, but I hope this will 
pass in a few days am I to regain my usual equilibrium 
I have been going to sedding ) this week "Wednesday Past" that I 
trust accounts measurably for the present attack or unsettled 
state of things.  The wedding was my neighbors 
an acquaintance of Mary's Miss(" Son Tackets' to 
Miz Ingram of Carroll County Miss all of which way 
I believe quite satisfactory to agreeable.  Mr Ingram 
I learn was an acquaintance of Parsing Locks and this I 
add for Mary benefit or possibly a relation.  So enough 
of this. You write me you have found a very desirable location 
for a mill ) and all the conveniances as timber &c&c. vacant 
land &c  On this score I can say but little unless I was