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-don those industrious habits he has but recently taken up, and which must be encouraged, if we hope to do any good to them. You will no doubt be sorry to hear that Louie Meuse whom who will remember assisted the poor Scotchman, hwo [who] has his Camp burnt; he and his family had been out all day, and in the evening he made a fire, and went to his father's to fetch his Children, when the camp caught fire; he was able to save some of his things, but lost some of his own and the Childrens clothes his cooking utensils and his tools for coopering, Probably Mr Howe may think him deserving of some assistance, as he is very industrious and has a spirit above begging. I must beg you to pardon me for tresspassing so much on your time and subscribe myself

Your Obedt Servant

Willm Nicholl

James Holdsworth Esqr

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From Wm Nicholl
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Hilsburgh 26th Apl 1843,

Sir,
I received yours of the 4th Inst. on the 17th and should have acknowledged the receipt of it before, but that I expected to have heard from you again respecting what I wrote to You about in my letters of the 30th Decr and 18th January - Will you have the goodness to direct your letters for me to the Digby Post Office As your last was detained at Moose river a week before I got