justice on the outrageous state of things. , , I should very much like to come to Boston to live to see you and some others of my old friends there. But I can't see my every by which I could now live there. I am not able even to make a transitory visit. My income of living have been for many years, not counting, precarious and multifarious, and I see nothing in the future much more encouraging. , , Give my regards to my friend Curtis when you see him. Is Mrs. C. still alive? If she is, I think it wonderful how she has held onto the thread of life so long invalid as she has been for so many years. I should be glad to hear that she is and in no worse health than when I last saw her. , , I shall soon leave here & would like to hear from you before then. , , Yours as ever, , , Daniel McFarland