Scarlet fever; Dr. Crockett mentioned; items coming with Guggenheimer

When this reaches you, if the Doctor
has left, please forward it to Philadelphia  

                                                              Doctor Samuel C. Gleaves
                                                                            Hamorton
                                                                               Chester Cty
                                                                                Pa

                                                Buffalo Ford     Wythe Va
                                                            Sept the 7th 1847
 
Dear Samuel
     I write without having much to write that is interesting-we are all well, and a doing as well as we can after having had eleven cases of scarlet fever in our family-and saving all-
     Jane Gregory is to be buried this day-Joseph William Kent was buried yesterday-Grace Painter &  Mrs Ewing both quite ill with the fever though a mending - The news of the country is not much that you would care about   Your Aunt Lizza has a daughter D. C. Birkman wife a son (Brown)
     I was in town a few days ago & in a conversation with Doctor Crockett your name was mentioned by me and he instantly asked how you was & when I had heard from you, & in a very friendly way said that I must write to you for him & say to you to keep the disecting knife in your hand & never to let it out while you are there –(I suppose meaning to use it as much as possible)
     I will go to the Superior Court tomorrow & know of Guggen, precisely the time he will start & get him to take some money to you
     I will mention in the bottom of this letter where he will stop at & if I can, the amount of money that I send by him as well as other things
     Your Mother wants you to send those combs by Mr Guggenheimer if you cannot get them

 made fashionable it makes no difference as your Aunt & Mother both wore caps   have them altered & send them on, I send you a pair of pants and cloth for a coat & 3 pair of socks
     Your Aunt Nancys stock of  Negroes has increased 3 in about 6 months & Rachel is ecpecting one
     Your Mother & brothers all sends their love to you,  Jackson is a fine boy, he had a hard spell of scarlet fever
                                             Your father
                                             J. T. Gleaves
S. C. Gleaves