Capt. Jasper Parrish

Dear Sir,

I herein enclose you a copy of a petition pending in our court which I wish left with James Smedley Esq.  by you.  The original petition will be forwarded you by Frank Ely Esq from the City of New York with which you can compare this copy and see that it is correct before you leave it.  I have sent this copy that you might have as little trouble in marking the service as possible.  I have also herein inclosed a three dollar bank note which you recieve for your trouble and if not sufficient you will advise me what will be wanting and I will remit the balance without delay.  When you have left the copy, you will please sign the certificates which I have made on the back of the original petition and subpoena accompanying it and enclose them to me by mail after filing the dates.  Our return from your house was quite unpleasant owing to uncommon bad weather and consequently bad roads but met with no accidents to render our journey otherwise unpleasant.  Soon after our return we were attacked with very sore eyes which each one of the family have been greatly afflicted with until but partially recovered from at this time.  This has prevented our writing you so long.  Mrs. Phelps has been for several weeks past much out of health but am in hopes it will not be of long continuance. The rest of our friends in this Country enjoy unusual good health.  You requested of me to inform you the return …of the person with Judge Walworth's nephew in this Country a few years since.  The name I have been unable to learn as yet best am informed that he formally resides in New London Connecticut.  That soon after he returned from this Country he went on voyage to seek sea and has not yet returned and is supposed to be lost.  You will … of our wishes for the health and happening of you and family and such other friends as my enquire after us.  

Yours respectfully
Samuel W. Phelps
Painesville22nd
… Jr. 1814

Painseville 
25th Feb 1814}  S.W. Phelps

Capt. Jasper Parrish
Caqnandaigua
Ontario County
New York

Samuel W. Phelps
Letter
Feb. 22. 1814