Without attempting to make an apology for allowing your two last favours to remain so long unanswered, I will at once inform you my reasons for it, and submit the validity of them to your Judgment— Your first Letter came to hand whilst Colo.

     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.

     Inclosed you will receive a Copy of a Letter which I addressed to George Chapman in order to obtain from him Liberty to inspect the Books of Robert Alexander, which I am certain from the deposition of Charles Alexander, will shew in what Manner the said Alexander had discharged the Execution which was issued, in order to Levy the Judgment, which Nathl Chapman recovered from Gerd Alexander, but notwithstanding all these Books were in the Possession of the sd George Chapman, yet he refused to suffer my Brother to take such Abstracts from them as I required, as will appe

     I have been disappointed by sickness in taking the deposition of Mr Nathaniel Hunter a second time; who (after taking his first deposition) I discovered could prove that his father Dr Hunter had received from Mr Robt Alexander a flatt in full discharge of the balance which he and his brother Philip as Executors of Gerard Alexander owed old Mrs Chapman Administratrix of Nathaniel Chapman on the Judgment which the sd Nathaniel Chapman recovered agt the said Gerard Alexander in his life time.

     "I have followed the author you mention in the pizé buildings I have constructed. The foreman of my carpenters is a very intelligent man, and after frequently reading to him what appeared necessary for him to know, he made the frame & piroirs with great skill, & proceeded to build a large barn, the walls of which he completed with about 5 hands, in a day less than a month to the best of my recollection. He may sometimes have had a hand or two more than I have mentioned.

Our Journey to Westmorland, was productive of no good— on examining the chain of Title, we found it imperfect. The deed fm Ludwell Lee & Flora his Wife to Genl Lee, we could not find. The Sale was consequently suspended.

As soon as I can procure the lost deed I will advise you very respectfully

     Having endeavored in vain to obtain a Settlement with Genl Lee, I am again induced to trouble you to advertize that part of the Property deeded in Trust laying in Westmorland County known by the name of Hollis's Marsh the other property if this proves difficient may be hereafter advertiz'd, unless you think it more correct, to insert the whole at once.

     There will be due for Interest on the Bond next month 5500 Dolls. not 1 Shilling of Interest having been paid since the 17 Octr 99.

     As Mr R. B. Lee has informed me he cannot carry into effect the Proposition he was to make for acct of Genl Lee & as I see no prospect whatever of getting pa<y>ment but thro' a Sale of the Estate, I will thank you as soon as convenient to transmit the Advertizement. I would prefer your leaving the Day of Sale Blan<k> & I will fill it up‑Very Respectfully

     I am extremely troublesome to you regarding the Deed of Trust from Genl Lee— Your last Advertizement was not inserted in the papers owing to some Overture of Genl Lee's which I hoped would have rendered the Business unnecessary— It is in vain for me I believe to expect Relief except thro' a Sale of the property &ca. I must request you will be so good as to authorize me to insert the annex'd Advertisement— The sooner you can send it to me the better— I am Very Respy

I have the honor of enclosing to you an Authenticated Copy of a Resolution, which passed the General Assembly at their late Session, respecting the Boundary line between this State and the State of Maryland; together with a Copy of the Resolution of the Legislature of Maryland On the same Subject. I pray you Sire, to have the goodness to Acknowledge the receipt of this Dispatch as Soon as Convenient. I have the honor to be with great respect Sir Yr Mo. Obt Servt