I thank you for returning to me the letter of the 6th of august last. for your attendance on me i do not demand any thing. nor do i wish to receive any thing on the other account mentioned in my last and two former letters, if you be not satisfied that the tobacco was due to mr Madison. i hope you will not put yourself to the least inconvenience in this affair.

     Permit me, sir, to remind you of a promisory note to pay me, some total to (250 lbs. if i remember rightly, for i have not the note by me) which you received six or seven years ago from Mr Cabell. a student at college at the same time with you, delivered to Mr Madison some tobacco, i believe a hogshead, to be divided between mr Madison and mr C. desired him to retain the whole upon his consenting that i might receive what you should be indebted to him.

     I received your obliging letter; and shall take pleasure in doing any kind office for your brother. I have a note of hand of yours, sir, for payment of some tobacco, which mr Cabel, of whom as I understand you received the tobacco delivered to me. Mr Madison also received 1000 lbs. of tobacco from one of his pupils, one half of which was due to me; but I consented that he should retain the whole, upon his agreeing that I should receive what might be due from you to him.