I wish I could give you the Satisfaction you wish as to the time when your case will be finally decided. We must proceed regularly and there is no rule by which to guess when the case will come on in its turn which it must do if defended with a view to delay.

     I recd your letter on my way to the Stage office, and look'd over the record the same evening—thinking that I had been concerned in the cause in the County Court. I considered it improper to undertake the business in the Court of chancery and therefore sent it with your letter & the fee to Mr Campbell, Marshall being out of Town. I presume you will hear from him by the next stage—tho' I do not imagine that he can do anything for Mr Turly.

     I inform'd you sometime ago that the execution agt Wales must issue from the District Court after the next Term and that the credit must then be given.

     I now enclose you a Copy of the Jud[gemen]t of affirmance which will enable you to ascertain the Balance due. I am Sir yr Mo. Ob. Servt

     I wrote you a long letter in February last but do not know whether you recieved it. in case you should not, I will trouble you with the subst<a>nce of it, as it may perhaps be necessary to be pr<e>pared by September Court <mutilated>t all events with respect to the ne exeat <mutilated> it be necessary to do any thing in that business.

     Upon a full consideration of the papers which have been laid before me & of the situation in which the Swearingens are placed by the several decrees in the case of Hite and others agt Fairfax

I am of opinion

     I enclosed you Mr Chs Lees Acceptance some time ago for £40.1.4 but have not since been fav'd with an acknowledgment of that letter. I will thank you for a line upon that subject as soon as possible and am Gentn Your Mo. ob. Servt

     I take the liberty of writing by Mr Maund who is going to Philadelphia, and of introducing him to you. I wrote you some posts ago, respecting a suit of Hanchaw agt you in the High Court of Chancery, which I hope you have recieved. with love to my Aunt I am most sincerely Your Affect. Nephew

     I find that there is an injunction in the High Court of Chancery obtained against you, which I am employed by those interested in the Judgment at law, to dissolve— to do this, your answer is necessary. I send you a Copy of the Bill; if upon the receipt of this letter, you will immediately communicate to me the substance of your answer, I will save you the expence of applying to Counsel, and will draw it in form, & forward to you to be sworn to.

     In the case of Turly vs Farrow &c. answers are filed— I am for the defts & must get the favour of you to move to dissolve the injunctions if it can be accomplished— Fitzpatrick vs Lucas is an action of trespass which you will try if you are furnished with witnesses.

     It is with great unwillingness that I take the liberty of troubling you upon the business which is the subject of this letter, well Knowing how little time you have to spare from public employments. It was necessary to make you a party in the present suit, tho only for forms sake. Indeed, I suppose you would wish for an opportunity of renouncing the character of Exectr of Mr Fairfax, which I am told you could not with Convenience undertake.

I will settle twenty pounds with you in discharge of so much of your claim against Govr Lee— I will write more fully to you upon the subject, this being intended only to give the Govr a credit with you for the above Sum. I am Dr Sir Yr affect. & ob. Sert

The carriage returned the day before yesterday by which I recd your letter & the distressing information of your being still very unwell in consequence of the cold you carried with you from hence. I hope that with care & the proper application of medicines, you will soon remove your Complaint.

Your Bill in favour of Mr Carter I accepted & have since paid. I had no mony at that time of yours in my hands, but immediately made sale of the Certificates at their highest current price & got from the Governor the Balance of the Bill. I enclose you a Statement of the account by which you will see that there is [<2m#>] yet in his hands which he will pay you when he goes over to Westmoreland in a few days.

     I returned from Westmoreland a few days ago, and then recieved your favour of the 8th Ulto— It is extremely painful to me at any time to be charged with neglect by those to whom I am bound only by professional duty; much more distressing is it, when it comes from one who has the strongest claims upon my gratitude, and affection.

     The Land which Mrs Burwell on her marriage with Mr Prescot covenanted to convey to Mr Thos Porter & myself in Trust, has never yet been conveyed (I am informed) from Mr Griffin to yourself or from you to Mrs P. I enquired at Richmond some short time ago for Mr Griffin and understood that he had gone to the Genissee Country, wh<e>ther to reside, or for a time only I could not learn.

     Know all Men by these presents that I Bushrod Washington of Fairfax County am held and firmly bound unto Doctor Thomas Bond in the sum of Six hundred pounds to be paid to the sd Thomas Bond his Exectrs admtrs or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made I bind myself my heirs Exectrs & admtrs firmly by these presents sealed with my Seal and dated this Seventh day of July 1792.

     I recd your favour of the last month, and immediately applyed to Colo. Little for the necessary information respecting the trespass which had been committed upon your Land. he promised to send it to me in writing so soon as he returned home. not hearing from him for some time I requested Mr Whiting to go up to him, and I have this day recieved his letter, which I find has been delayed so long on account of his indisposition. I mention this as an apology for my not having sooner returned you an answer.

     Fairfax Ses. Gustavus Scott Complains of Michael Gretter and Robert Powell in Custody &c.

     I have to return you my sincere thanks for the articles sent up by Captn Coard all of which I have recd safe. They are such things as are of great value to Town House Keepers it being difficult for them to get such. The Jugs I return.

     On Monday I got up to Colo. Blackburns from Fredg the next day I went to Alexa. hoping to dispose of your Tobo & to send down the money by Mr Lee who I heard was there.

     After encountering a number of disappointments I have arrived here— I found that Coll Harry Lee could not accomodate me with a conveyance to Court— I then had hopes of getting my Brothers Phaeton, but unfortunately found my Sister from home and the Phaeton broke— at length getting here, I shall get a driver & two horses from Mr Turbervilles— I have borrowed a Saddle & Bridle from Mr George Turberville to get Lewis as fare as Haywood, and have to request of my friend Mr Washington to lend Lewis an old saddle & Bridle up to Colo.

     The enclosed I got at the post Office yesterday, having seen it before advertised knowing the Land I took the liberty of opening it. I wish the delay of it may not be inconvenient to You.

I am extremely sorry for the cause which has prevented our meeting so early as I wished— I have been much disappointed, but concluded that you were sick, being too well assured of your honor to suppose that our agreement had escaped your memory. I shall be very happy to hear that you are on the recovery.

I Recieved a Letter from my Brother a few days past, enclosing one to you on the same subject with his first, requesting me to forward it, unless I had recieved an answer to his other, which he was apprehensive had miscarryed. I put his second into the Post office and a few days afterwards, had the pleasure to recieve your favour of the 16th Inst. I have mentioned this circumstance in order to account for my Brother's having troubled you with two Letters on that subject.