Two years has elapsed <mutilated> upon the same inquiry; which will be <mutilated> matter of this Letter. The friendly promptitude with which you answered my former, induces me to hope, that you will not be offended at my importunity.

     If my information be correct, you generally accompanied your uncle in his campaigns during the revolu<mutilated> <kn>owledge of the object of my inquiry; for <mutilated> that she accompanied him likewise, untill the year of '80. But in order to assist your recolection, I shall be under the painful necessity of recurring to some unhappy circumstances of her life, a knowledge of which I acquired, during a late excursion to New York, from a Mr Van Court—gaurdean to my sister. I do it, however <mutilated> <con>fidence, persuaided that your generosity <mutilated> any individual obloquy for effects, which I had it no<t> in my power to control. I give you my information as I recieved it.

     Magaret Heith, (the person alluded to) was sold to Gen Washington for her passage from Ireland, and was with him in all his campaigns from the beginning of the revolutionay war untill the year '79 or '80, at which time she had an amour with John Kane a commissary in t<mutilated> by whom she had a daughter, who is still living <mutilated> she was with Baron Stub<en> <illegible> am the fruit of an illicit passion. She afterwards joined in marraige with James Irvin a scotchman.

     Such Sir, is the extent of my information; for I was too young at the time when she died to feel the curiosity which propels me to trouble you at present. Yet I recolect to have heard her frequently speak with gratitude of some pec<un>iary assistances which she recieved from your uncle. <illegible> <mutilated>ciate the virtues of another; and her continual praise of that good man in my hearing, left impressions on my tender mind, which, in despite of my unhappy and unlettered education, has enabled me to rise, in some degree, above the contagion of evil example, and inspired in my bosom an ardent love of country, and a firm attachment <to repu>blican principles.

     I have mentioned the foregoing circumstance with a view of assisting your memory. If you have any knowledge of my mother, or of any connections which she may have had in this country, you will confer a lasting obligation, by any light which you may please to throw upon the subject. Agreeable to your reference, I did address Mr Lewis, but he could not afford me any satisfa[c]ti<on>. I am Sir, Your Very humble Se<rvt>