To

Mr. Robert Coleman

at Amboy

My Dear Robert                                                                                     Salford Forge Sep.tr 1776      

I Received your Letter of the 15 in which gives me the greatest satisfaction to hear you are well & that you spend your time so agreabel at the Camp which I hope will no be Molested by those Ruffins who seek to destroy our dearest friends & leave us to Murn our fate-   we are all in good halth thank god    Crider mended the Forge Roof so that we got to work yisterday   bille went yeterday the furnace yesterday with the team which was no fit to go before    Hellings sent an order hear you left with him for iron on which we sent one lode but Mr Mayberry he bought 10 tons from you the Morning you left town on which I Received one hundred pon for dady   I beg you will write Home & who is to git it as Hellings was out    My Dear dont let your Make you unesy    I shall take every paticular Care of in your absence wich I pray god may not be long     I Conclude with my Love to you & I Remane your ever Loving wife

Nancy Coleman

N B   Mr Pottses Son is waiting while I write   I waite impationt for yourreturn