I believe we have recd from the Genls Estate $3326..70 out of which my brother Richds Estate recd $926..70, Bushd $600 & myself $600, therefore my brother's Estate is entitled to $182..20, Bushd to $508..90 & myself to $508..90 which sums will make the above amt including the last $1200 you deposited in the Bank of Alexa. to our credit.

your very Obliging letter I received a few days agoe, and shall gratify my self of the friendly privilege you give me of seeing you and Mrs Washington at your House.

I shall leave this on the 10th as the weather is warm I shall travil sloely, with great respect to your self and Mrs Washington I remain with great Esteem & &

     I have this day returned from a meeting of the Proprietors of the Dismal Swamp land Company, & now forward to you the managers Draught of twelve hundred Dollars for the Dividend declared at the annual Meeting.

I have delayed makeing a reply to your friendly letter of the 14. supposing that your time was still Occupyed by your Juditial avocations.

     You ask me to give you a detailed, choronological Sketch as near as I can of my life. This is impossible at this time & at this place. I will however, as well as my memory will enable me, and the uninterrupted occupation of my time by my official duties, endeavour to answer your various questions, leaving it to you to put them into method.

     from the politeness that you made me when at your house at Mount Vernon, and the friendship that subsisted betwen your Uncle President Washington and my Hamilton I feel persuaded, had he out lived General Hamilton, he would have Aided me by Communications and papers in his possesion, that would be of great service to me, and from the above impression, I presume to make a request from you, that you, would let me, have such letters and papers, as will be of great valieu to me, you haveing long since had that Estimable work Compleated in rel

     Above is a check on the Bank of Alexa. for $900 which is intended to encrease are 15 of my $40 Shares in the Bank of Col[umbi]a— The Certificate for 26 of those Shares is enclosed for this purpose— Please acknowledge the rect of the draft & Certif.? I am very respectfully Dr Sir Yr mo. ob. Ser. 

     It is with peculiar satisfaction that I meet the founders and patrons of the American Colonization Society, after the experience of a year has ascertained that their wise and benevolent purpose will be seconded by the voice of our common country.

     Many thanks my friend for the letters forwarded to me by Judge Livingston, most of the drafts marked on my list I find in the Original Also to Shew how desirious my Hamilton was that these measures should be adopted that he believed would be of Service to the Country he drafted the famious speach that was so celebrated and delivered in the house of representitives by Mr Smith of South Carilina yourself and two or three others only know how much he did and accomplished for our Country but I trust a few years will give to the world the exertions he made I have heard of your haveing been

     I have cut out of the Lees. Washingtonian of the 16th Jn. the pro[c]eedings of a meeting of a few of the Inhabitants of this County who are desirous of forming themselves into an Auxiliary Colonization Society which I now take the liberty of enclosing to you. You will observe that an idea prevailed at that meeting, That the people were uninformed as to the object of the Wash. Co. So. & that the people wanted information generally upon this Subject.

     The lease from Geo: Washington to Hamiltree (which I [t]hink is the name of the tenant— Mr Lee has his name) is in the hands of Mr Wiley to whome he has paid one or two rents; I do not recollect the date of the lease, but believe it must have been given in 1803 or 1804— I have never seen the lease, or contract, but am under the impression Mr Wiley told me he was only a tenant at will I am sorry I cannot give you any positive information on this subject— Affecly yours

     I returned last night from Suffolk where I had gone, to attempt a sale of the land. Uender the limitation of price, ($8 per accre) which you had prescribed its was put up, at that sum; but not a single bid was made. Several persons, who wanted it, attended the Sale, but the highest price any of them spoke of, was $2 per acre. I understand, that about 100 acres of the land is well timbered with oak; & worth perhaps $8 or $10 or more, per acre; but, that the residue is of little value.

     I send you Circulars for the Legatees, to which, if approved, you will affix your Signature, Direct & forward them. So far as I can recollect the names of the Legatees to whom letters need be sent I will state them below—

     Mr Aug. Washingtons heirs—

     We wrote you some time ago respecting Mr. Henry Banks' claim to the Kentucky land, which formed a part of Gen. Washington's estate, and stated the apparent validity of his title.

     I acknowledge the rect of your favor of the 20 together with a copy of the reports or cases argued & adjudged in the Supreme Court of the U.S. at Feby term 1817 for which you will please accept my thanks. I have the honor to be Sir very respectfully yr mo. ob. Servt

     Upon my return from Philadelphia I had the honor to recieve your letter of the 23d Octr together with a Copy of the Documents printed by order of Congress during its session ending the 4th March last. I have the honor to be very respectfully Sir yr mo. ob. Servt

     The board of managers of the American Society for colonizing the free people of color of the United States have appointed you their agents, on a mission to explore a part of the west coast of Africa, for the purpose of ascertaining the best situation which can be procured for colonizing the free people of color of the United States.

     You have been appointed the agents of the “board of managers of the American Society for colonizing the free people of color of the United States,” for the purpose of visiting England and Africa on a mission of inquiry.

     My official duties, which for a few days past, have been very intense, must be my apology for not having sooner acknowledged & thanked you, as I now do, for your polite letter with the enclosures— I shall read the Copy designed for me, with pleasure, &, I am persuaded with advantage to myself; the o[t]her I will forward to Chief Justice Marshall as soon as I return to Mount Vernon— I am very respectfully Dear Sir Yr mo. ob.

     Through you the Synod of Tennessee embrace, with lively pleasure, an early opportunity of congratulating the Society formed at the Capital of our nation, and consisting of so many of our distinguished statesmen and fellow-citizens, for the colonization of the Free People of Colour among us, who may accede to their plan.

     Mr E. B. Caldwell goes to Phila. at the request of the Committee of the Colonization Society for the purpose of aiding in the formation of an auxiliary Society in that City which, it is believed, many of its¹ more respectable Citizens desire to establish. I beg leave to introduce this distinguishd member of the above Society to your acquaintance & to solicit for him your countinance & patronage. I am Dear Sir with sincere respect & esteem yr mo. ob. Servt

     I recd your letter of the 21st June and am very much pleased to understand that there is a chance of your recovering the missing volumes of "the Subterranean Cavern" & "Crimes & characters," as Mrs W. thought them the best in the collection. I shall deduct for the present $6.66 (The Stg Cost £1.10) and shall be very glad to be called upon for that amount should the books be found. This would make the balance due you $85.44; but Mrs W.

     I recd last night your favor of the 20th Ulto in which you inform me that you expect the engraving of my portrait will be finished in a few weeks & not agreable to my request you will have 100 impressions struck off for me. As to the number, you have misunderstood me, as I did not mean to take¹ more than would suffice to present to a few relatives & friends. Be so good <mutilated> to inform me what will be the price of them that I may determine how <mutilated> order.

     Soon after my return from Phila. I recd the box of books mentioned in your letter of the 10th April. I find all the volumes of "Conviction"; but of "Crimes & characters" and "The Subterranean Cavern" there is one volume of each missing. These I shall return to you by the first safe opportunity. I packed the books myself when they were sent to you, and can therefore assert with confidence that their was not one volume deficient. After deducting the price of the above books viz. £ 1.10 Llg. you can draw upon me at any time for the balance payable at sight.