Understanding this moment that your father in law is now with you, I must beg the favor of you to present my Compliments to him, & request that he will do me the favor to accompany you on thursday. respectfully &c.

In consequence of your oblidging letter of the 6th inst. I now send you a check on the office Bank of Virginia at Norfolk for sixteen hundred dollars to be placed to my credit in the Branch bank of the U.S. at Washington and am very respectfully dear Sir yr mo. ob. Servt

     I yesterday recd a letter from Major Lewis, in which he states, that on the 24 Oct. 1798, Genl Washington paid you $250, being the amount of five shares towards building a hotel for Wm Tunnicliff in this City, which (as appears by the Generals diary or Cash Account) you were to have secured— The Major understands that the hotel was Surrendered by T. to the subscribers, & is the building in which Congress sat after the burning of the Capitol.

     The first information I recd of the death of Mr Griffith was from a particular friend, who is an applicant for the vacant office, and was so prior to the appointment of that gentleman. Satisfied that he was well qualified to fill it, I gave him to understand that he might expect my vote, which was accompanied by letters of recommendation to the other members of the bench. I am dear Sir very sincerely your mo. ob. servt

Not knowing the address of Mr Rosa, I take the liberty to send the enclosed letter to you, & to request the favor of you to give it its proper direction & then to put it into the post office. I am with great regard dear sir yrs very sincerely

     Your favor of the 17th Ulto announcing the decree in Cresap's suit has afforded me the most sincere gratification. I have written to Mr Chapman Johnson to Join Mr Wickham on the side of McLain in case the appeal should be prosecuted, of which I will thank you to inform me when the fact is ascertained. I am also anxious to hear whether Tomlinsons suit has been revived.

     You had hardly left the lawn before I recollected that I had not signed my name to the check I gave you on the Bank of Potomack for $619.79 as “executor of George Washington.” This is to authorize you to make that addition to the check & you will please deliver this note to the Cashier as your authority for so doing. yrs affectly

     I commenced the cleaning out the ditch in my large meadow today, but desisted upon riding to the meadow finding that all the hands would be required to take care of the hay. This I hope to accomplish this week, & on monday next. I shall set in with all hands & continue as it till the work is thoroughly done. I return you many thanks for your kind offer to do the ditch which is connected with your meadow, but hope it will be in my power to manage it with my own hands.

     I commenced the cleaning out the ditch in my large meadow today, but desisted upon riding to the meadow finding that all the hands would be required to take care of the hay. This I hope to accomplish this week, & on monday next I shall sit in with all hands & continue at it till the work is thoroughly done. I return you many thanks for your kind offer to do the ditch which is connected with your meadow, but hope it will be in my power to manage it with my own hands.

     I thank you my dear Sir, for your letter of the 5th, recd today, and for your kind attention to my requests— I shall be much pleased to re[c]ieve the portrait & to pay Mr Kings bill for the frame, package &c.

I have lately recd a letter from Mr Wm Garrard Junr dated at Opelousas in Louisiana, in which he expresses a wish to obtain an appointment to a second Lieutenancy in the Marine Corps of the U.S. and requests the benefit of any influence which I may have in furthering his wishes. He desires particularly that I would write to you on the subject. This is an awkward undertaking as the young gentleman is a total Stranger to me.

     I recd a few days ago, from Mr Woodward, your work containing "Letters on the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper" for which I beg you to accept my best thanks— in the perusal of it, I anticipate great satisfaction. and, I humbly trust, some religious improvement. I am with very great esteem Dear Sir your faithful & obliged Servt 

     I have recd a letter from Mr Dodridge in which he does not positively decline advocating your side of the Cause & promises to write me again after he has read the bills. He recommends the employing of the Mr Alexander Caldwell of Wheeling as Counsel— This for your information. I am Sir yr. ob. Servt. 

     My Cook having eloped during my absence, I am left perfectly destitute. I have thought it probable that as this is an id[l]e Season in Washington for persons of that profession; a good french Cook might be engaged for 2 or 3 months. Will you do me the favor to cause some enquiries on this subject to be made for me & inform me the result.

     Not having heard from you in answer to my letter dated about the last of Septr, I apprehend that either that or your answer has miscarried. I now beg leave to trouble you again with the request stated in my former letter that you will have the goodness to enclose to me, at this place, the Treasurers draft on the Bank of Virga for my Salary due the 1st inst. I am Dear Sir very respectfully yr mo. ob. Servt

     You will oblige me by enclosing to me, in Philadelphia, the Treasurers draft on the Bank of Virga for my quarter's salary as soon as you recieve it. This I intended to have requested you to do whilst I was in George Town on my way hither, but forgot it— I am Dr Sir very respectfully yr mo. ob. Serv. 

     You will please discontinue my advertisement respecting the sale of a part of this estate. This direction I supposed, until lately, Mr Snowden had long since given I am yr ob. Servt

I recd a letter yesterday from the Treasurer informing me that a<s> my Attorney you had recd a draft on Richmond for the amount of my salary due the 1st instant. Will you have the goodness to point out to me the manner in which I am to draw so as to have the benefit of recieving bank notes of the Bank of Virginia at Richmond? I am Dr Sir very respectfully yr ob. Servt

     I have at length recieved a promise from Mr Morson to deposit immediately in one of the Alexandria Banks the amount of the principal & interest of the bond due by my nephew. I shall inform him tomorrow what will be the amount, and I presume that in 8 or 10 days I may calculate upon being ready to pay you.

I have perused this essay with the very great attention¹ & with the most perfect respect for the talents as well as the benevolent motives by which the author has been actuated.² I have no hesitation in declaring that I concur in all the sentiments you express as to the policy of giving freedom to our Slaves under such modifications as may insure³ their happiness and promote the well being of our Country.⁴ The difficulty consists in arranging⁵ by such a scheme⁶ & for the accomplishment of these

     Your letter of the 1st Octr was recd by me in Philadelphia, & the answer was postponed until I could have an opportunity to write to Mr Morson upon whom I must rely to furnish the means of complying with your request. He has hitherto refused to pay his remaining bonds for the purchase of Laurel grove in consequence of Mr Beverley not having discharged Mr Bernards mortgage. I shall however write to him in relation to your claim & hope to prevail upon him to discharge it. I will write you the moment I hear from him, and am Sir respectfully yr ob. Sert

     The indulgence asked for my Nephew until I could dispose of his property, having been refused, I have been compelled to borrow the money to satisfy your present claim. I requested my friend to call at the Farmers bank this morning to discharge the bonds, when to my great disappointment he was informed that they had not been placed there for collection.

     All that you have to do is to get your Uncle to ride up to Court & acknowledge the mortgage, provided this has not already been done. Then get the Clerk to certify on the back of the deed the acknowledgment in order to its being admited to record in the county where the land lies which he will see by inspecting the Deed. Bring the deed so certified to me.

     Intending to be from home during the summer & fall, I shall find it convenient to anticipate the quarter salary which will be payable the 1st of July, for which purpose I enclose you my note for $875 which you will much oblige me by endorsing & getting discounted. I am Dr Sir sincerely & respectfully yrs   

     Having sacrificed from necessity so much of my wards fleur, I must wait for better prices before I sell more; I think it will not be long before a favorable change will take place.

     I will thank you to send by Jerry twenty dollars for Jno. & Bushrod which charge to my guardians a/c. Yrs respectfully