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.

     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 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.

     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.

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.

Having lately heard, that the appointment of the officers of the federal court will be vested in the judges, I take the liberty of asking your opinion, whether it would be worth my while to solicit the office of attorney in the federal court of this State, and for your advice about the most proper mode of making application. If this office has been thought of by others, my chance may be destroyed, not only by prior candidates, but by superior merit; and in that case it would be both prudent and honest in me to decline.

     I was very sorry that Business at Court obliging me to be in Town on Monday last, prevented me from calling at Mount Vernon on my way up. since then I have been, & I suppose shall continue to be under the necessity of attending Court all the week; should you not leave Home before Sunday, I shall on that day wait on you.

     I take this opportunity by Mr Packet (who goes up with my furniture) to return you my very grateful thanks for the offer you were pleased to make me of your House, rent free.

     From a variety of reasons which have for some time past operated upon my mind, It has become in my Judgment necessary for me to remove from this part of the Country, and to fix in some Town. my inclination leads me towards Alexandria whether I shall act with prudence and wisdom in this change of Situation, I can only determine from the force of those reasons upon my mind, which have principally influenced it.

     As an Executor to my Father, I am involved in an affair which has given me much concern, and which is likely to afford me some trouble, and as it is difficult for me to determine in what manner to act, I take the liberty of asking your advice, and as fare as you can give it, your assistance. Doctor Stewart as administrator to Mr Custice had a Bond agt my uncle Sam, which was very nearly out of date, and rendered it necessary for him either to commence suit immediately, or to have it renewed.

     The convention has hitherto made a very slow progress towards finishing the business before them, and leads me to apprehend, that we shall be detained here much longer than I at first expected. We have determined to go through the constitution clause by clause, before any question shall be put. This regulation, if attended to, would expedite the business, by confining us to the particular parts objected to. But the debates have hitherto been general and desultory, although we have proceeded no farther than the third section of the first clause.

     The motives, which gave birth to the Society, were these.

     We have lately instituted a society in these lower counties, called the Patriotic Society. As it is something new, and there are a few men both good and sensible who disapprove of it, it will be a high gratification to me to know your sentiments of it, if you will be so kind as to communicate them.