I cant make off a correct statement of Colo. Washingtons account without knowing the amount of my order on your brother Robert in favor of the Colo., as I sent him a blank one to fill up with such a sum as would make $8000 in all. Will you write to your brother & enquire the precise sum? I should suppose from the Copy of one of my letters it was $157.14 which with Mr Parks debt $4537.86 & Rusts bonds $3305 principal make exactly $8000.

The bearer will deliver you a letter from my nephews in which they propose renting Rockhall another year provided the parties concerned will consent to take a share of the Crop. I think they would be imprudent to keep it on any other terms, and I am of opinion that it will be best for us to accede to their proposition. They are both of them industrious & they have an excellent overseer to manage for them. I have written to them to this effect provided you & Mr. Alexander consent. I am dear Sir very sincerely yrs

We have sent a servant down expressly <mutilated> the other gentlemen of whom we rent <mutilated> to inform them how very difficult it will <mutilated> a monied rent for this place the next <mutilated>d out public affairs continue in the <mutilated>ttled & precarious state they are at <mutilated>hould like to rent this place for the next <mutilated> can agree upon the terms.

I have the Satisfaction of forwarding to you a Draught on the Agent of the Dis: Swamp Co[mpan]y for sixteen hundred Dollars. Your letter for me to represent you at the general Meeting of the D.S. Compy did not authorize me to draw your Dividend, or I would have received it, & placed it in the Bank of Virga to your Credit. If this will be any Convenience to you in future, you can before next annual Meeting, which is fixed for the first Wednesday in June, authorise me to receive the same.

     In order to complete the conquest which Mrs Washington has happily made in part over her Attachment to Laudanum, it will be proper for her to continue to lessen the dose of it gradually Until she ceases to take it altogether.

On Wednesday last I walked to the hospital to see Charles. As on the former occasion, he expressed great pleasure at the meeting, & appeared pleased with my company. I found his general health very good, but in mind very much the same as when you left him. I communicated your letter or certain parts of it to him which induced him to say that he should like to return home about the time I informed him I should depart. I asked him if I should offer his love to you & the family which he requested me to do.

I did not return from Trenton 'till the night of the 6th— yesterday afternoon I walked to the hospital to inquire respecting your son. He appeared very much pleased to see me and at once accosted me by my name. His general health appears better than when he went there, having taken some medicines & lost blood. His state of mind is much the same. In answer to questions which I put to him respecting his treatment & situation, he expressed himself well pleased & satisfied.

Your sometime ago authorized me to dispose of some land in Nansemond. I am today offered by Mr Wright who lives in the neighbourhood for two of the tracts one of 100 acres and one of the 20 acres the sum of $1000 payable one half cash, and one half in 12 mo. bearing interest. Or if you profit it he will give at the rate of $800 per 120 acres be the same more or less under a new survey, and he offers the $1000 under an impression that the new survey as usual, would yield a considerable surplus in quantity. Your ob Sert

     Your favor of the 16th I recd last night. The first house I attempted to build in pisé work was commenced in September 1810 when we had the art to learn, & I accomplished it, that is the walls were completed, in a day less than a month, without allowing for interruptions on account of bad weather. I undertook it with my Carpenters, say about six in number, & I am nearly certain that we had not more than that number on an average during the time that we were engaged in the work.

     I had the pleasure this day, to recieve your favor of the 12th. I congratulate you very sincerely upon your safe return to the United States with recovered health, & hope that the advadvantage derived from your absence may be permanent.

At a Meeting of the Managers of the Dismal Swamp Company some time ago, it was resolved "that letters be written to the different Members of the Company requesting their Consent to postpone the general meeting until the first Thursday in June next." By our Regulations the general Meeting is to be held on the first Thursday of May.

     I have left the letter to Mr Barbour with you, asking the favour of you to present it, and also to use your influence towards getting the appointment for Mr Macrae. From what I can learn at the war department the success of applicants will depend much on personal application, and I am assured that if the application be made in this way by gov. Barbour our object will be attained. As both capt. Macrae & myself feel greatly interested in getting this appointment I hope you will excuse the trouble we have given you. with much respect & esteem, Yr ob. St

I should have been much gratified if Mrs Story would have done us the favor to retain the flowers & fruit which she was so obliging as to bring for us from Mt V. And Mrs W. & myself beg that she will now do us the favor to accept a part of them, which we return by your messenger.

     I have not been unmindful of Mr Lunell's request that you would obtain for him something, however valueless in itself, which had been attached to the person of Genl Washington. After some reflection, it has occurred to me that I have in Philadelphia an article which will probably be more acceptable than any other to your friend, and that is, the flannel morning gown which was worn by my uncle to the time of his death. I have constantly used it since, so that it is not only old but perhaps tattered.

     I have the honor of transmitting to you the inclosed letter from General La Fayette, and beg leave to inform you, that I shall be glad to be the medium of Communication between you and him— Mr Graham, of the State Department, will take charge of the Documents in question I am, Sir, with great respect, your most obedient and very humble Servt

     I Have not Had, this long while, a letter from you, But my inquiries after you Have kept up a kind of Communication— the departure of a frigate affords me a More direct opportunity to advise you, and to Request an Answer By the dispatches which, no doubt, will Be Sent Early in the Spring— Every particular Respecting yourself and our friends will be very welcome.

Your letter of the 4 Inst is Just handed to me by your nephew— Mr Jno Washington: enclosing in— from Mr Dade, who no doubt informed you of my disposition to coopperate with you in any measure relative to the Jefferson Land, as far as I was authorized. He informs me that your Nephew B.C. Washington agrees to give $550 to which I have no hesitation in agreeng So far as I may be interested; he being restricted as Tenants usually am in the use of Timbar I hope you may Succeed in obtaining the Consent of the Legatees to a Compromise.

At the request of my mother, to whom was addressed your letter of the 2nd ultimo, I communicate to you her wish upon the subject you submitted for her Consideration. The recourse had by the Executors to a Court of Chancery, with a view of fixing either upon the Representatives of Colo.

     Your printed circular letter of the 2d of the present month, was not receiv'd until within a few days past, or it should have been sooner attended to. The reasons offerd in that letter are sufficiently cogent to induce us without hesitation to give our assent that you should be vested with full powers to dismiss the suit against the representatives of Col. Lee, provided the land in question can be sold at $25 per acre, one half to be paid in hand the balance in three equal annual payments, the purchaseer giveing bond with approved security.

Your Circular I have but just received owing to my Absence from Town, Otherwise it would have been answered in due time.

     The business it relates to you must be better capable in judging of, than I can be, therefore I leave it for you to act on, as you may think best for the parties concerned— I am Gentn your very Obt Servt

     Two years has elapsed <mutilated> upon the same inquiry; which will be <mutilated> matter of this Letter. The friendly promptitude with which you answered my former, induces me to hope, that you will not be offended at my importunity.

Your favor of the 12th inst: covering the managers drft for $2000 has been received, and having exchanged the N. Carolina notes for such other notes as will be received in the bank at Norfolk, I shall deposit the money there on monday next as you request.

     I had yesterday the pleasure to recieve your acceptable favor of the 6th enclosing a Dft on Mr Swepson for $2000 the dividend declared on the share held by the Exectr of Genl Washington in the Dismal Swamp Co.— This is indeed a very pleasing proof of the prosperity of the Company,¹ as well as of the judicious² management with which its affairs are conducted. I confess that the amount of dividend, but for your former favor, would greatly have exceeded my most sanguine expectations.

     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.

A low State of Health prevented me from attending the annual meeting of the Dismal Swamp Company, And although I requested a Gentleman who was going there to have a Draught made out for the Dividend for Genl Washington's Estate he omitted it. Today I obtained a meeting of the managers and have now the pleasure of inclosing you a Dft on the agent for 2,000$ with which Dividend you will be pleased.