I observe two notices in the alexandria papers from the mutual insurance company, which I do not know how to understand. The one informs the members that a meeting is requested on the 8th of april, and States that at present none of them are insured. I am perfectly at a loss to concieve what circumstance can have placed us in this awkward predicament. We have paid our premiums, and no legitimate demands remains unsatisfied with which I am acquainted. I understood that the repartition formerly asked for had been dispensed with at the general meeting.

     Your favr of the 30th March I have just recd & am greatly surprised you should not long ago have known in whose hands your Bond was deposited, as Mr Butler when he assigned it to me directed Mr Carmichael to give you information; & I wrote to you last July or first of August by Captn John Kelly requesting you would take in my Bond which he held of nearly the amount of yours, & that it should be good against your Bond in my possession; having more heard from you on that subject, I addressed <mutilated> you not long since by the way of Leesburg, to

By a Mr. Wessels of Baltimore, who goes to that city in the Mail Stage of this day, I have sent to the care of Mr. G. Hill, Bookseller, Minots History, in 2 vols. with a request that he will immediately forward them, to Alexandria, as directed. I have written to David Poe Jun. P. Master Up. Marlboro Md, Four times & cannot get an answer from him relative to the Sunscribers he has obtained. This day I shall take a house for my Office. I have made a [illegible] contract for a Supply of Paper. Mr. Morgan has written to you.

     Your favor of the 19th Decr was not received until a few days ago when I found it accidentally in the bar room of the tavern in which I stay.

     I arrived here last Night from the City and being obliged on account of company to go on before the bank opens I have requested Mr Riddle to call upon for a check for $875 my last quarter's. His rect will be given & will I suppose be sufficient.

     The mules sold so much higher than your estimate, that I did not concieve myself authorized by your letter to purchase for you. The first class went above 400$ a pair, the 2d $150 or more, and the whole averaged as high as $139— The amount of the whole sales exceeded $8000, of which the mules alone came to more than $6000. The hires of about 19 of Mrs French's negroes amounted to 7 or 800$ a year during her life.

Should Mr Wayne not be in Phila you will oblige him by sending the enclosed to him immediately by express, as it is important that he should meet me at Frankfort the day after tomorrow. The letter is sent under cover to you at his request – excuse the trouble I give you & believe me Sir very respectfully yrs

     Your letter of the 9th came to hand last evening. Altho' it is desirable to compleat the Sales of the eastern lands as soon as they can be properly made, yet it would be imprudent to precipitate them faster than correct information can be obtained of their real value.

     I have taken the liberty to draw upon you for $175 in favor of Wm Crawfurd of George town which be so good as to accept. I have made it payable on the 20th instant because I shall be in Alexa. the day before that at the meeting of the legatees and shall thereby be in place to take it up. I have requested Mr Moncure to remit to you the mony in Richmond and doubt not it will get to hand before I see you. With great regard I am Dr Sir very sincerely yrs

     I think it is of consequence that a meeting of the legatees should be obtained at as early a day as possible, that no time may be lost in making necessary arrangements for dividing or selling at least some parts if not the whole of the estate. I have draughted the form of an invitation to the legatees which you can send to such of them as live in the upper part of the Country or on the main post road. I will give notice to those living in King George & Westmoreland.

     Amongst the trunks & boxes sent over to the Chief Justice by Capt. Laycock is one which ought not to have gone as it contains some papers of a private nature, and the residue which are connected with the Life. I shall devote this winter to arranging & compiling so as to assist the Chief Justice & hasten the work‑ It is an old trunk not locked I believe, but confined by a rope & leather naild at each end to keep the top down. The trunks which are to remain are numbered 1, 4 & 6.

     Lest my former letter to Monr La fayette which I took the liberty to trouble you with should miscarry I have written another enclosing a copy of the former, which I beg leave to recommend to your care, and to request that you will have the goodness to give it the earliest conveyance to France. I am very respectfully Sir Yr mo. ob. Servt

     The enclosed letter was written some months ago and waited only for a safe conveyance to France which I at length hoped would be afforded by the mission of Mr Dawson, but he unfortunately took his departure from the City before the letter got there. I now beg leave to recommend it to your care, and request that you will have the goodness to forward it by the first opportunity to Mr Fayette. I have the honour to be Sir Yr mo. ob. Servt

     Your forbearance is but a continuing proof of that goodness I have so long experienced in you & admired— to relate all the causes of my Silence & omission to give you the necessary information upon the points stated so long ago to me, would swell this letter, without convincing you more thoroughly than I trust you now are, that want of friendship for you had no hand in producing it.

     Your suit will probably be tried this Court. One of the pleas is fully administer'd. It will be necessary for you to furnish me with your administration Account Inventory appraisement vouchers &c. If you have settled any Account with the Court send me those likewise. I send you a subpena in case you should have witnesses to summon. I am Sir Your Obt Sert

     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.

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 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.

     I recieved your favour of the 4th Inst.

     I ret'd¹ to Town yesterday Evening and in Fredg, found² your Note of the, 6 of august in the Post office of that place; this will account for its not having been sooner answered[.] I am this moment furnished with yours of the 3d Instant. The language of the first gave me some degree of astonishment, as it was unexpected, so I am conscious it was unmerated & I therefore take the liberty of enclosing it back to you..

     The difference between the first sales & the resales upwards of $29000. The only prin. on which the revaluation of Russels property could be made was that Colo. W. was no party to the first. If he were & the proceed. obligat. on him the resales were not because to that he did not consent. If he were not, then the value of Russels prop. Shd be consid. as of the date of the orginial val. & of course int.