Your forbearance is but a continuing proof of that goodness I have so long experienced in you & admired— to relate all the causes of my Silence & omission to give you the necessary information upon the points stated so long ago to me, would swell this letter, without convincing you more thoroughly than I trust you now are, that want of friendship for you had no hand in producing it.

     1. then as to Cohen— he says he is not able to pay & thinks he never shall— this I do not believe— if he had said he was not, nor should be willing, it would have been literally true, as I think.

     2. little or no chance of getting any thing for Amory from Campbells estate.

     3d. no possibility of selling Paine's or any other back Lands at this time, but try making a ruinous Sacrifice— Lands of Mr Banks worth $2 have sold here at Auction for as many Cents— write Mr Coles on the subject— I think for his own sake he had better wait awhile.

     4. Ivy vs. Crump—the process not yet served & of course no Judgment— what is worse, C. is not worth any thing.

     5— no return to this office has been made of the 70.000 acres Land in Graysons name it has probably been returned since the seperation of Kentucky & if so it is to the Office of that State.

     Lastly— I recd your letter by last post & deliver'd the enclosed to Mr Breckenridge— He is confident that Lewis is entitled to a credit of $200 for a horse sold to Ingraham. it will be well for you to be certain of this point, because if it be so, he will carry you into Chancery & throw the Costs of that Court upon you.

     I think I remember Ingraham bringing with him a horse from Botetourt which he said was bought from Lewis— write me immediately upon this Subject that I may inform Breckenridge, and as no time will be lost I have advised him to wait yr ansr to this.

     Mrs W. intended to add a post[s]cript to this, but as it is written at the office, she is prevented— She expressed many Sentiments of friendship for you & would have said as much had she written.

     present me affectly to Mrs P. & believe me most sincerely Yr friend