I have endeavoured to read and to understand Mr Diggs facetious letter but I must acknowledge that I very indistinctly comprehend it. Mr Stones, I do, and I clearly agree with him that we ought to refer the suit, and I would advise you to write to him to that effect, and to have the reference made a rule of Court. We can have no objection to either of the gentlemen he mentions, or to any other man of character in Alexandria. My papers being in an outhouse not less cold than that in which my ice is kept, I am afraid to go there in search of letters; but when I return from Washington I will look for them, which will be in full time for the arbitrator or for the trial.

     It is by no means material that you should send your further account to Mr Moor, altho as he has mine to the beginning of this year, it would be more uniform that yours should come down to the same period.

     If it is not perfectly convenient to you to send the $20 to Mr Stone let me know & I will as I have some money of the estate in hand.

     I return you the letters and am very sincerely & affectly yrs