The motive which induced me to postpone f<or> so long a time an answer to your favor of the 5th of March, will I hope be accepted as a sufficient Apology for the delay.

     I wrote you a long letter in February last but do not know whether you recieved it. in case you should not, I will trouble you with the subst<a>nce of it, as it may perhaps be necessary to be pr<e>pared by September Court <mutilated>t all events with respect to the ne exeat <mutilated> it be necessary to do any thing in that business.