In the case of Turly vs Farrow &c. answers are filed— I am for the defts & must get the favour of you to move to dissolve the injunctions if it can be accomplished— Fitzpatrick vs Lucas is an action of trespass which you will try if you are furnished with witnesses.

     On enquiry I am informed that Dick the Negro who was taken in Execution as is stated in my Bill of Injunction on a supposition that he was the property of Gerard Alexander decd, actually belonged to Philip Alexander in his private right— I think I shall not only be able to prove this fact, but that the Jury impanneled by the Sheriff to ascertain whose property he was, had no other Evidence before them to establish Gerard Alexanders right, except that of a Mullatto to which I objected before the Jury— With respect to this Negro Dick I can now prove by General Joh

     Your letter of the 13th instt with the enclosures, came duly to hand. I thank you for draughting the answer which I have put my signature to; and with the Bill, now return.

     If I mistake not, my renunciation of the Executorship of Colo. Fairfax's Will already stands on record in the Genl Court, on some former occasion; be this however as it may, I have always refused, & never intended—directly nor indirectly, to have any agency in the Administration of the affairs of that Estate.

     It is with great unwillingness that I take the liberty of troubling you upon the business which is the subject of this letter, well Knowing how little time you have to spare from public employments. It was necessary to make you a party in the present suit, tho only for forms sake. Indeed, I suppose you would wish for an opportunity of renouncing the character of Exectr of Mr Fairfax, which I am told you could not with Convenience undertake.

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

     This is the third Letter I have wrote to you, directed to Richmond, but have not recieved an answer, in one of which, I Enclosed Hodsons Rect for £5.6— agreeable to your directions, I also wrote to Mr Tinsly Enclosing him, an attested Copy, of Release of Errors, the original filed in our Court, you will greatly oblige me $PR Return of Mr Chs Alexander Junr to inform me in what manner I am to proceed. and at what time you think the Trial will come on, I wish also to be informed, as the debt for which I was Executed is an open acct as to Mr P.

The carriage returned the day before yesterday by which I recd your letter & the distressing information of your being still very unwell in consequence of the cold you carried with you from hence. I hope that with care & the proper application of medicines, you will soon remove your Complaint.

Your Bill in favour of Mr Carter I accepted & have since paid. I had no mony at that time of yours in my hands, but immediately made sale of the Certificates at their highest current price & got from the Governor the Balance of the Bill. I enclose you a Statement of the account by which you will see that there is [<2m#>] yet in his hands which he will pay you when he goes over to Westmoreland in a few days.

     Inclosed are the papers I had selected for Mr Lee & yourself some time past, for the defence of the suit brout against me by Mr Braxton, & will I hope be sufficient in the Settling of the Business. The trouble Writing gives as my Sight fails, makes me Wish to see you, & suppose you will attend the Court at Dumfries, if so, beg you will <illegible> us hear, & if Possible I will meet you. Unless you should be coming up to this Neighbourhood when we should claim a Visit Exclusive of Business.

     I returned from Westmoreland a few days ago, and then recieved your favour of the 8th Ulto— It is extremely painful to me at any time to be charged with neglect by those to whom I am bound only by professional duty; much more distressing is it, when it comes from one who has the strongest claims upon my gratitude, and affection.

     We had the Pleasure of receiving yours & Nancys Letters dated in Decr last about Six Days ago, after we had daspaired of hearing again from our Friends—for this was the sacond packet only. that we have recd since we left Virginia— I have wrote frequently At prasent this will serve merely to inclose a Letter for Nancy from her Mother, wch being pretty full I need not be particular. We have taken our passage from this to So.

     I am sorry to think I have cause to accuse you of inattention to my requests. When you were at Mount Vernon last, I told you I had been informed that, the Assignees of Semple, against whom I, as the Surviving Exr of Colo. Thos Colvill had obtained judgment on a Bond, either had thrown, or was about to throw the matter into Chancery; and I desired if this was, or should be the case that you would unite with Mr Chs Lee to bring the matter to issue as soon as possible: and at any rate, that you wd let me know the true state of the case.

the sd Lee to convey to Bushrod Washington in fee simple with a General Warranty the Tract of Land bought by him from Mr Burwell in Henrico County containing 250 acres at least. the sd B. Washington to convey to the sd Lee one half acre & one quarter acre Lotts adjoining each other in alexandria in fee simple with a General Warranty 25 £ to be paid H Lee when convenient

     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.

     Know all Men by these presents that I Bushrod Washington of Fairfax County am held and firmly bound unto Doctor Thomas Bond in the sum of Six hundred pounds to be paid to the sd Thomas Bond his Exectrs admtrs or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made I bind myself my heirs Exectrs & admtrs firmly by these presents sealed with my Seal and dated this Seventh day of July 1792.

     I have never yet met with any opportunity of writing to you since the new year except by Post, and I am sorry to find that the several letters written to go that way have never reached you yet, and it is possible as you have not received them before now that they will not get to you at all, which render it necessary for me to recapitulate what was mentioned in some of them. I wrote to you that Mr Downman had pd off his Bond £244.13.4 That on the 6 Feby I pd Mr Park by order of Beckwith Butler £100 and on the 11th of Feby pd Docr Thomson for Blane £145.1.0.

     Your kind favor of the 3d of the present Month came safe to me on Monday last. It was unnecessary for you to have said that you were much concerned at hearing of the distressed Situation of my Family— your past friendship would have convinced me that you participated with me— I will not add to yr uneasiness by a relation of what I have suffered since the commencement of the new year— Let it suffice to say, that my dear wife has had no return yet of her melancholy complaint, and my Son Richard is in a fair way to recover from his very sudden & severe Attack.

Owing to some new arrangement of the Post Office, your letter of the first instant did not reach my hands until yesterday afternoon.

I leave it to yourself to prosecute the trespassers upon my four mile run tract in my name (if it is necessary to make use of it) & in Whatsoever manner you shall think most effectual.

     I recd your favour of the last month, and immediately applyed to Colo. Little for the necessary information respecting the trespass which had been committed upon your Land. he promised to send it to me in writing so soon as he returned home. not hearing from him for some time I requested Mr Whiting to go up to him, and I have this day recieved his letter, which I find has been delayed so long on account of his indisposition. I mention this as an apology for my not having sooner returned you an answer.

     Since I had the pleasure of seeing you, or writing to you, I have been one of the most unhappy creatures in the world— I have expected to loose my dear wife by very severe epileptic Fits, which seized he[r] on the 9th of the present Month, and attended her for several days & nights— It is now 14 or 15 days since she has had any return of them; but, I fear, they will return again— I have imployed the best Physicians in this part of the world, and they flatter me with her entire recovery— My constant attention is not wanted you may be sure— My children are well, exc

     I have long suspected—but, such has been my situation for some years back, that I have not been able to ascertain the fact—that a tract of about 1200 acres wch I hold on four mile-run near Alexandria has had the wood thereon dealt pretty freely with by unauthorised persons in its vicinity.

     Fairfax Ses. Gustavus Scott Complains of Michael Gretter and Robert Powell in Custody &c.

     I have to return you my sincere thanks for the articles sent up by Captn Coard all of which I have recd safe. They are such things as are of great value to Town House Keepers it being difficult for them to get such. The Jugs I return.

     Yours of the 7th of the present month I found at Hay Wood the day before yesterday enclosing an order drawn by Mr R. B. Carter, which, as well as your other business, shall be punctually attended to. Our dear Sister seems to be some what better, and the family have great hopes of her recovery, but for  my own part I still have very little. Docr Rose told me about two weeks ago, that he conceived she was past all recovery— He thinks she is so low that it is highly probable she will never reach the Springs—but God is the best Judge.

     On Monday I got up to Colo. Blackburns from Fredg the next day I went to Alexa. hoping to dispose of your Tobo & to send down the money by Mr Lee who I heard was there.