he removal ever since he came home--but I fear Madam will
not be able to set out so soon. She with Miss Nabby propose to ride in
the Post Chaise as soon as they can possibly be ready. Hutchinson is
to drive it for them. The Scholars will likely the most of them foot
it when Bingham goes. Abraham & Daniel seem to resent it that they in
particular should be sat to drive the Cows the Doctor mentioned in
his to me & the English Scholars be excused from it. I have not
procured Cows as yet--we have all been doing & shall do every thing in
our power. Madam is so weak that a little croud overcomes her, that
she has her poor turns very often; tho' on the whole I hope she is on
the mending hand. I fear the fatigue of preparing & the journey will
be too much for her--be sure unless she takes both very leisurely--but
God is able to support her. By the tenor of the Doctor's Letters I
apprehend he has forgot my proposed Journey to the eastward, which I
would neglect, and with vigor pursue the grand object, the removal;
for I see need enough that every one who is able to do any thing
towards preparing should be doubly active now. I see eno' & more than
eno' that is important and necessary to be done, & I never had a
greater disposition to exert myself in getting things forward--but I
have had such a croud of affairs on my mind, & still have, & must have
so long as I continue here, that my health is so much impaired, my
constitution become so brittle, & my nerves so weak, that I am
rendered entirely unfit for application to any business at present; &
therefore that I may be fit for some kind of business the ensuing
winter I am advised and think it highly expedient & neccessary that I
take my Journey soon (before I am rendered unable to do it)--and
Providence seems to point out my duty to set out to-morrow, tho' it is
with the greatest reluctance that I do it, on acco^t of the need of
help here, but I am unfit to do anything to purpose if I stay. M^r
MacCluer will do all in his power, tho' he is obliged (agreeable to
the Doctor's directions) to attend Co[=m]encement next week to collect
Subscriptions--he'll do all he can before he goes, & after he
returns--what _is_ done _must_ be done in a hurry and confusion, &
what _cannot_ be done _must remain undone_. We have been examining the
Scholars this week (& find they make a pretty good appearance) besides
which we have done all we could that I might leave affairs in the best
manner. My pres