Your letter of the 26 Septr never reached me until last monday, or I should have acknowledged the receipt of it before now— I am exceedingly obliged to you for the trouble you have taken respecting my advertisements, and especially for your Solicitude about my Affairs— Many Applications have been made to purchase, lease & rent my Farm, but none of them were wrorth my attention— I am just informed that there are two Gentlemen desirous of purchasing it, and I am inclined to believe that I shall shortly be able to contract with one of the two for it, but whether I dispose of my Farm or not, I am at present determined to move my Family to the back Country next Spring, and perhaps I may then be able to sell it on better terms— Whatever I may do respecting this business, you shall have the earliest notice of— I heard of a young man a few days ago, who will probably suit you if you should want one for the next year where you live— I am told he is about 19 years old, of good character, has had a very good english education, and has been regularly bred to the farming business— Should you want such a <p>erson to live in your family, I will make it my business to inquire more particularly about him, and know on what term he can be obtained.

     I am really most truly concerned to observe from your letter to me, and particularly from your letter to my Mother, that your dear wife is in so poor a State of health— I thought she seemed to recover a good deal whilst up the Country this last Summer, and hoped She would continue to do so after She returned to Richmond— I really begin to apprehend that the water & air of that place does not agree with her. My wife was delivered of a girl three weeks last Wednesday, and was in considerable danger after her delivery, and is now very weak & low, tho', I hope, out of immediate danger— My children are all tolerably well— Colo. Washingtons lady was delivered last wednesday of a dead child, after having been in labour for three days & four Nights, which weakened he<r> much, and put her life in a very critical Situation[.] My Mother means t<o> write by this opportunity, and therefore I need not say any thing about her— Hannah most sincerely joins me in love to you & my Sister. I am affectionately Yr brother & friend