I recd your favor under cover from Mr Ross by the last post. Upon an application made sometime ago to the Gentleman who had the care of Mr Campbells papers for those which belong to you, he informed me that he had recieved them in a state of such disorder that until they were arranged he could not s[ay] with certainty whether yours were amongst [th]em or not. so far as his examination had g[o]t, he had not discovered them. He promised to get them into order as soon [as] his professional engagements would pe[rmit]. This he has at length effected, and he assur[es] me that your papers are not amongst them— no suit was ever brought, & of course they are not to be found in the Offices of the Court. what is to be d[on]e I know not. If you can send me Copies & a Statement of the Case, I will without delay institute the Suit.

     It is to be regretted that the death of Mr C. and the unparall Confusion in which he left his papers, has necessarily kept you so long in suspence respecting this business— I shall be happy to relieve you, if I can & am Sir Yr Mo. ob. Sevt