Sherwood Forest
Nov 3. 1857

My Dear Sir;

I wrote shortly after reaching
home to Hope & Co. for certain 
articles of groceries which I requested
them to send to the care of Ferguson & Milhado,
Norfolk. Quite a considerable
time has elapsed and we hear nothing
from them. Will it put you much 
out of the way to step around to
their store which you remember is
not distant from the Irvine House,
and inquire whether they received my letter
and shipped the goods. We are actually 
in want of them. Your payment 
of the exchange on my checks will
be remitted so soon as I can visit
the city of Richmond-where I can purchase
exchange on New York. The price there
is not half what it is with the Brokers
of New York.
We are all well except Julia who
was continued to labor under the same
excited pulse which caused her to be

an invalid during most of the summer.
She has of late taken several doses of medicine
and altho' weakened by them, is I think
in better condition, her pulse being more
temperate and calm. I am pressing on
with my seeding of wheat as rapidly as
possible, but in consequence of the very
dry weather which until a week past
we have had, it will be quite late in 
this month before I can finish. This
is the reason for deer and fox hunting,
and the merry horn fills almost every 
morning the air with its sounds. The
deer are quite numerous and I hope
will not be hunted away before you
pay us a visit.

With best love to all
Yrs Truly
John Tyler

I avail of a private
hand to Norfolk is
sending this
Col. David. L. Gardiner

Col. David L. Gardiner
No. 4. Union Place
New York 
City
By the C. Bay
for New York
direct