Thoreau writes to Moncure Conway in reply to his letter of 19 November:
Let me thank you for your earthy and [word] of Capt. Brown. As for your new Dial I do not think of any Thing which I have available for your purpose & other engagements prevent my preparing it. While I wish you success I know at [word] your assistance knowing myself so well.
I can only say that if I [word] [word] on any & the [word] I will remember your magazine.
To follow out your simile I find in my sea some mother o’ pearl—it may be but very few pearls as yet—may I now good wishes & more [word] and [word] [word?] ment—
But this will not be worth an advertisement
Daniel Ricketson writes in his journal: