The meeting of the Legatees after two days sitting rose yesterday. We resolved to sell amongst ourselves all the property except the Kanawha and Ohio lands, the Kentucky & N. W. territory lands, the Mohawk, Nansemond d[itt]o & the improved Lots in Washington.

The Charles County land sold for                       $4.950

Lotts in Alexa.                                         8 923.19

     Forsyth's treatise which you were so polite as to lend me, I brought as far as Alexa., with an intention of returning it as I passed thro' the City, but in the hurry which an unexpected call of the Stage occasioned, the book was forgotten. I wrote last night from George town to request it might be sent on to you today, but lest this may not have been done, I forward you a Copy from this place. Should both go safe to hand, you will have the goodness to leave one of them with Mr Forest until my return.

     Mr Ashton has enclosed me a power of Atty from his Sister Ann Ashton & requested the 4th part of a Share of the property sold to which She is entitled, to be sent to him. I have made an acct from your book of what she is entitled to of the Sales of the Columbia bank shares & dividends recd by you, as also his 4th part of the same, & also their Share of the Difficult run land & her share of the U.S. Stock, which you will see enclosed in the letter to him, with a rect on the back for him to Sign. I also send one check in my own name for the U.S.

I promised to write to you respecting the Mohawk lands as soon as I returned home. I find by the Schedule to the General's will that he values this land at $6 per acre, stating that the latter Sales have been at that price, & that what remains unsold will fetch that or more.

     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 send to town today principally on account of the order on the Cashier of the Bank, which I omitted to send you sooner— It is now enclosed.

     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.

Finding the extrs averse to the calling the legatees once more Togather—and which meeting is much desired by many, I shall take the liberty of giveing you some information which I have gathered of the Kannawa lands—as well as my opinion respecting the plann of devission, & Sale,¹ which I understand is Contemplated by the extrs.

     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.

     Your proportion of the United States Stock which has been sold, is $163.5 which is lodged in the bank and will be paid at any time to your order. You had better also draw for the Share of my Sisters children forwarding however with your draft an order from Mr Robinson for his part.

     In haste I am My dear Sir Yrs affectionately

     Mr Stith delivered me your letter of the 28th Novr on the race field at Washington, after which I did not see him, but have been expecting him here for two days. At the time I recd the letter, Mr George Washington, who had gone to Baltimore to dispose of the Stock had not returned. He came the next day having effected a Sale upon as good terms as could be expected, and I expect him here today or tomorrow with the mony— If he does not disappoint me & Mr Stith should also come, I will pay him your proportion.

I now enclose you a certificate that you have purchased the American copy right to the life of Gen Washington, tho' with the contract in your pocket, I can hardly conceive how this can be necessary. I presume the best way will be for you to have this certificate subjoined to your proposals which are inserted in the different papers. This will be better that to let it appear as an independent thing, which would seem to imply that your right had been questioned, altho you had asserted it. 

     I recd your favor of the 1st Inst. which a few moments only are allowed me to acknowledge. The house has been full of company since our return, and I can hardly expect to have much leisure, until the visits of ceremony are at an end.

I got here this evening, & immediately afterwards recd your note. As I am extremely impatient to pursue my Journey, I must beg the favor of you to meet me in the morning at Grays ferry, which I presume will be equally convenient to you as this place. I shall leave Frankfort in the morning about 5 O'clock, and expect to be at the ferry about 7. This will go by express car by enough to enable you to meet me by that hour. I am respectfully yrs 

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

I shall go from hence this afternoon if the wind permits, and in that event hope to be in Frankfort on Thursday next, where or at Bristol I shall rely upon meeting you. As it is possible I may be delayed a day on the road, on account of the wind which is now blowing too hard to permit me to cross, I have thought it best to name the earliest day. – In haste I am 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 shall spend this evening at Bristol and tomorrow at Princeton. Should you receive this letter in time I hope it will be in your power to overtake me at one of those places. Should you not do so, I think you will find it proper to come on to New York, that the business in which you are engaged may be put in motion without delay. I am Very respectfully yrs.

I had the honor to receive your note of the 13th inst. with the enclosures from Genl La fayette, and I pray you to accept my thanks for your politeness in receiving & forwarding them to me.

     I regret that the mistake to which you allude should have given you a moment’s concern.  It was extremely natural under the circumstances which attended the rect of the package, and is one for which I have more than once had to apologize. I have the honor to be Sir Yr mo. ob. Sevt

     Th: Jefferson presents his respectful salutation's to Judge Washington and incloses him a package which came to Th: J. in a very voluminous mail. opening the letters hastily & without always reading the superscription, he had opened this and read some lines in M. de la Fayette's letter before he discovered it not to be meant for him. looking at the cover & finding his mistake he instantly re-incloses it with an assurance on his honor that he did not see a word beyond the 4th or 5th line in La Fayette's letter and not one in the other.

The bearer hereof, mr Ca<mutilated> from Holland, of distinction & m<mutilated> tour through Virginia, of seaci<mutilated> chief, which has a celebrity of it<mutilated> -cieves from it’s master, I take t<mutilated> -mission for the indulgence of his <mutilated> you be perfectly merits any attent<mutilated> goodness to show him. he is well h<mutilated> -self.  I have the honour to be <mutilated> Your most obed[t]. & most hum[ble svt.]

     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.

     your favor of the 2d ulto, has been by some means much retarded in it's arrival to this country. I now acknowledge it's rect I feel a perfect willingness, to enter into a settlement of our business, with any Gentleman you may choose to designate for that purpose. And I can assure you, that every light I possess shall be thrown on the subject.

The deposition of Bushrod Washington taken at the dwelling house of the said Washington in the County of Westmoreland on the 15th day of May 1802 in a suit now depending in the High Court of Chancery in which James M. Marshall is plf and John Thompson & others are defendants.