I Have not for a long time Had the pleasure to Hear from you But Hope the Restoration of peace Between the U.S. and G.B. will afford opportunities for a Correspondance I So much Value— the Consequences of the late changes in france with Respect to our British interloude are not yet known— they Cannot at Any Rate Hinder, under proper precautions, the precious Invite You Have been pleased to promise. Should the papers be Sent Under the Seal of Government, and the Care of a State naval officer Bearing dispatches to the American Legation in france, I do not See that Any Accident May Happen to them. You know, My dear Sir, that I wish to Have not only My Letters to my paternal friend But the Copies of His letters to me, many of which are the more wished for as they are writen with His own Hand. I Beg you will present my Best Compliments to the inhabitants of Mount vernon and its Vicinity who are pleased to Remember me, and Am Most Sincerely and affectionately, My dear Sir, Your