I read your letter of the 15th. Please inform Mr Caldwell that we have no bond or other instrument from Mr Parks on which a suit can be found against him in Maryland. I think his best way would be to bring a suit in the Chancery court of Virginia against the land or in Maryland agt Mr Parks personally & only resort to the Chancery suit in case it Should become necessary which I presume certanly would not be the case as Mr P. must be suffisient for a much larger sum than what he ows the estate what I mean to express is that Mr P. Should not be burthened unnecessarily with the costs of two Suits. If a Suit is brought in Maryland it must be an action on the case for lands & other propity sold by the executors to which the other usual counts may be added, & I can at any time finish the evidence by his letters; tho I suppose his acknowledgment of the debt could be proved in Baltimore. The deed to Mr Parks you will please return to me. I recd a letter from Mr Robinson agreeing to your proposition if you would write him and promise to pay what might be awarded him. This letter I inclosed you some days ago immediately that it came to my hands.

     Have you not yet received it?

     you had better deliver this letter to Mr Caldwell. I am my Dear Sir Very affectionately & sincerely yours