is very severe too much so for the season. We have had some snow about two inches this did not please me. Since my departure I have enjoyed a very good health getting stronger every day. I forgot to mention in my last letter that you can write to me at Red River by the winter express ... I wish you would write to my sister and ask her if she has any letters to send and let her send them at the same place I have no time to write to her at present moment. I wish you would do me a favor that is to order at Boulanget an uniform of Cavalry for me for the Spring to send up by Mr Mackenzie and the Money will be send down early in the Spring by one of our party going down with dispatches the coat must be red work with silver lace on the chest and collar with large silver epauletts and two pair of pantaloons one black and the other the same as those he already made for me, with gold lace on the sides. In fact just an English Life guard dress do not be afraid of the Expense. I shall pay it. I shall also send you all the money that I shall earn and you can place it as you think it proper. I understand that my Father will be down this fall in Montreal You must not forget to let me know whether it is the truth or not ... Adieu once more may God preserve all
I am Your Cousin
Major J. Macloughlin
DR. JOHN MCLOUGHLIN TO JOHN FRASER
Fort Vancouver 14th Febry 1836
I have the pleasure My Dear Cousin to Acknowledge the Receipt of Yours of the 7th April last and beg to thank you for the attention you paid to my Request in attending to my Son David as Mr Finalyson informed me that on Receiving my Note you called on him at LaChine. But as you know Davids Cousin Mr Bethune Kept David at Sault St Maries. I had a letter from David since his Arrival in Paris and My Brother writes that he proposes to Educate him for the Engineer Department and send him out to India. And I have written to desire he will do as my Brother Wishes. As you may suppose I was much affected on Learning that John had Misconducted himself that my Brother had been obliged to send him Back to your father who certainly at his time of life ought not to be harrassed with the care of other peoples Children, and what makes it Worse John is no
