Since my return from my northern Circuit I recd your favor of the 2d april, which had been lying some time in the Alexandria post office.

Were it in my power to afford the intended publisher of "Genl Washington's works" the Assistance he wishes, it would now be too late, I presume, to do it. But the delicate state of my health, and the entire occupation of the little time I can, on that account, devote to business by other employments which will admit of no postponement, would prevent my rendering him any useful service, even if the means of doing so were in my possession; for, strange as it may appear, I have no collection in print of the General's writings, altho it is presumable that the whole of them are to be found in manuscript amongst the papers which he bequeathed to me. I am Sir very respectfully yr mo. ob. Servt