Brands has read Timon's letter with satisfaction and has been expecting him here for several days in order to put an end to the rumors. He is torturing himself with keeping ignorant without violating the truth. He has been to Potosi three times without visiting anyone but Father Louis Tucker? and the recorder's office. Timon's presence would be necessary to prevent the people from following Galena's bad example. Timon received a letter from James Myres of Baltimore, with the account of the Catholic Almanacs; Brands has not ordered any for 1835 and 1836 which Myres probably sent. If Brands had a dozen he could see them; Myres' amount is as enclosed no enclosure. Brands did not know that those for 1834 were yet to be paid and never knew whence the 1835 came. Brands' health is excellent. All the bodily complaint he has is a nerve in his leg caused by the stumbling of the horse when he was in Barrens. But his soul has many complaints and therefore he continually longs for Timon's permission to spend some days at the seminary. When Brands left the Barrens, he gave orders not to derange the papers he left in the room, just arranged to commence working on them without confusion as soon as he returned. He also recommends to Timon a pasteboard box containing his private papers and writings in the press, he forgot to take with him a small memorandum book covered with deerskin in which are some letters left in one of the shelves at the side of the hearth in his room. He has more things to communicate respecting accounts yet to be settled but he thinks to do this by word of mouth when Timon is here or by fixing it himself when at the seminary., P.S. Myres states in his letter of February 18 that Feller's philosophical catechism is in press. :: IV-3-j A.L.S. 3pp. 4to.