On the 19th of last month I received by Post three letters from you, one dated the 7th covering Pollards answer, and the general court commission, and two others dated the 12th, one of which mentioned Genl Lee's having paid Mr Chas lee £700 for me, and the other covering a draft on Mr Watson for 120 dollars and a request that I would purchase and forward to Mr Richardson sundry articles therein mentioned, all which I should punctually have attended to immediately, if my business had permitted me to come to Town which never happened untill last Tuesday evening— Finding a vessel just about sailing for Nomony, I prevailed upon the Skipper to postpone the voyage for a day longer to enable me to execute your commissions, which, from the enclosed list, you will find I have accomplished nearly— The potatoes were so high that I only sent 20 instead of 30 bushl— With much difficulty I collected the blacksmiths tools which are complete enough for and common use, except the screwplate, which was not to be had in Town— Besides the articles you directed, you will find I have sent some bar iron, Steel and plains &c. which Mr Richardson wrote very pressingly to me for, and I supposed necessary for your business indeed I knew the blacksmiths tools would be useless without iron & Steel— I presented Mr Hopkins's draft yesterday to Mr Jas Watson who accepted it for his father who was gone to the back country— after deducting £33.3.3 (money I paid for articles sent to Richardson) from the draft on Watson for £36, there will remain in my hands £2.16.9 to be applied in part discharge of the £15 I paid Steel for corn— The bal. you can remit when entirely convenient— I beg you will give yourself not the least concern about the money due for Fortune, as I would not wish to received it untill you can with perfect convenience share the money; and I no farther assure you it would distress me if you were to sell any of your property to a disadvantage on account of that purchase— I am really apprehensive you have made an unfortunate Sale of your carpenter, as I am informed that Morris's notes have been selling in Philadelphia at 2 cents in the pound— I have been so constantly engaged since I came to Town, that I have not yet had time to get the deed for Walnut Farm drawn & executed, but will have it done in a few days and forwarded to you— The same day that I got your three above mentioned letters out of the Post Office, I got one also from Chas Lee dated the 5th of March, wherein he says he had not then received any money from Genl Lee on my acct, and since that letter I have not heard from him on the subject— Miss Lucy Lee got to Town last evening from Philadelphia & says Genl Lee came as far as Baltimore with her— His letter to you may be of a later date than Chas Lee's to me, and perhaps when he wrote the money was paid— If a half, or even one fourth of the ill reports I have heard about Richardsons conduct be true, I <ap>prehend your business at Walnut Farm will suffer considerably— I am told he drinks very hard, visits much, & is purchasing largely where ever he can get credit— I refrain troubling you now with an innumeration of the various charges brought against him, not doubting but that this hint will induce you to loose no time in having his conduct strictly & impartially inquired into— When I was down in feby last, I know the neighbours entertained a very despicable opinion of him, and I confess I thought not without some cause— From a few minutes talk I had with him I was convinced he was a remarkable vain man, and very extravagant in hi<s> ideas & conversation. Hannah, Richard & Molly are here with me, where we shall stay untill Mrs Edmd Lee lays in. They are well & so were my other children last Tuesday when I left them at Mr Turbervilles— Hannah joins me in love & best wishes for you and my Sister. I am with all possible friendship & affection yours sincerely