Your favour of the 1st inst. came to hand by the last Mail. I concur in the Opinion that the question is sufficiently doubtful to warrant the parties concerned, in acceding to the compromise proposed by Mr Banks, & that the property in contest is not of sufficient value to incur expensive litigation.

    I have written to Mr Moore requesting him to appoint a day for taking up the accounts referred to him in the Case of Washington vs. Washington's Exectrs¹ and to give you notice thereof. I then propose for the purpose of saving yourselves unnecessary trouble & to prevent delay that you draw the form of a letter to your clients and put it into the hands of Mr Snowden to strike off about 40 Copies on letter paper to be charged to me.

In the Account of the Executors of Genl Washington against Capt. George S. Washington which was enclosed to me, I find the following charges. viz.:

It has given me inexpressible pleasure to receive a letter from you; for the newspaper statement of your indisposition led me to fear that you were quite ill— I rejoice that you are so much recovered; & I trust, that a good Providence will enable you to join the Supreme Court at Washington, where your presence is so important to the public, & withal so interesting to myself.

I had the happiness to recieve your last letter, and permit me to return you many thanks for the favor— I am pleased to find that you have had the goodness to admit of my apologies for my long silence, and I am determined that I will not in future give you any reason to condemn your own generosity, or to suspect my sincerity— The incertainty of your place of abode was always a discouraging circumstance, and raised in me the fears of a miscarriage, than which nothing can be more disagreable, or more destructive of a free and easy Correspondence.

     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.

     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.

     Our correspondence is slow in becoming mutual. The great uncertainty of receiving letters by mail has made me believe that my last has miscarried. I am sure you would have been attentive to our agreement had not this been the case. As I was the first to write, and my leter not having been received, I feel it my duty to proscute my engagement.

     A Gentleman of your City leaves Alexa. tomorrow, and I shall endeavour to prevail with him to take charge of the box containing the 3d vol. of the history. Having nothing to add to my letter a few days past. I am Sincerely yrs

     There is a question now under the consideration of the Circuit Court, which turns altogether upon the practice and general opinion of legal men in this state, to which it is the wish of this court to conform, after clearly ascertaining what that practice is.