I ret'd¹ to Town yesterday Evening and in Fredg, found² your Note of the, 6 of august in the Post office of that place; this will account for its not having been sooner answered[.] I am this moment furnished with yours of the 3d Instant. The language of the first gave me some degree of astonishment, as it was unexpected, so I am conscious it was unmerated & I therefore take the liberty of enclosing it back to you.. When I left this Country for the purpose of compleating my studies in Philada I furnishd my Father with an account of your demand against him. both on acct of my Education & on that of My career. On my return I wrote you a Letter expressive of my uneasiness³ that the difficulties of the times had prevented him from paying you, but that you would shortly receive it: this I expected was done nor was I until the rect of your late Letters certain of the Contrary. why you have not been pd I know not. I am sure that my Father⁴ who had to much honor willingly to neglect these or any other Just claims agt him must in the infirm state of health⁵ in the latter part of his life have forgotten this. I have only to observe that I never considered myself chargeable with <mutilated> Parents who always defray'd them. <mutilated>⁶

     I cd. not have bel[ieve]d sir that you wd have treatd any one as you have treatd me if your conduct had not convincd me. Sir your H.S.