Capt. Laycock carries a number of trunks & boxes of papers to the Chief Justice, and as he will be absent from Richmond when they arrive I must beg the favor of you to have them lodged in some place of Safety in Mr Marshall's house or if this cannot be done in your own if not too inconvenient. They are the papers which relate to the life of Genl Washington & I therefore feel extremely anxious for their safe keeping.