I now enclose you for the Countess a letter from Genl W.— It was addressed to myself, as might be expected, since it could be only by accident that I could have letters written with his own hand to any other person. I hope you will recieve it in time. In 4 days from this I commence my Journey to Phila. Farewell & believe to be with great regard—sincerely yr

     All my endeavours to find a pamphlet published many years ago, for Chief Justice Marshall have failed. it is entitled "Calm Observer." published during a period when the two great parties in the U.S. were highly excited, farmer Giles, the supposed, or perhaps acknowledged author. If you can procure it by purchase or loan, & forward it to the Chief Justice as soon as possible, he will acknowledge it as a singular favour. I am in haste, my dear Sir very sincerely & affectly yrs

     I recd at the Springs your favor announcing the death of my venerable & beloved friend, Judge Peters. I was shocked on receiving the information, and yet I had endeavoured for more than twelve months to prepare myself for it. But he has descended to the tomb ripe in years, and full of those public & private virtues which embalm those we loved whilst living in the hearts of their survivors. I recd about the same time a letter upon the same melancholy subject from our friend Doct.

     I recd a few days ago your favor of the 13th and have only to express to you the entire Satisfaction it has afforded me. The postponement until the middle of September can be of no material consequence, if no time is lost afterwards, which from your assurances will not, I am persuaded, take place. Mr Peters can, in the mean time, proceed with his volumes.

I observe by the papers received this day from Washington that Mr Wheaton has been appointed Charge du affairs to Denmark, a situation he will no doubt accept, and thus a vacancy will take place in the Supreme Court, and I beg leave to ask your kind <illegible> of my wishes to become his successor— That have already received your sanction, and I have also the Express assurance of the Chief Justice, Judge Story and Judge Duval that I shall have the appointment in the Event of Mr Wheaton's relinquishing it— Altho now my dear sir to <illegible> y

     When at Washington I was unable to say, with certainty, what Since my return I can state in the most positive terms in relation to the mode of publishing the decisions of the Supreme Court, which I propose to adopt, in the Event of my being appointed to Succeed Mr Wheaton.

     Your letter of the 20th confirming the anticipations of your good father contained in one of an earlier date from him respecting a speedy liberation from his confinement, has afforded me the most sincere pleasure. I was very much afraid, from what I had heard, that his wound would heal very slowly, and that the want of exercise; and inability to stir about his farm might seriously affect both his spirits and his general health.

     Your friendship will induce you not only to pardon this protracted answer to your favor by Mr Bartram, but to regret the cause of it, when I inform you that I am Just recovering from a severe bilious attack, which succeeded a distressing dyspectical state of my stomach, which really unfitted me for business of every kind.

     I have Just read over the Case of Sperry vs. DE Ins. Co. & find it as all my notes of cases must necessarily be from the hurry in which they are made, extremely inaccurate in Style & in everything but substance. I trust therefore that you will consider my report of this as of all other cases nothing more than rough notes, to be corrected & reformed in your own way[.] If I did not calculate upon these corrections, I should not suffer copies to be taken until I could find time to transcribe then.

How goes it, my dear Judge? This inquiry I wd make in person, if I had not as much writing to do as will fully occupy my time ‘till my departure for Trenton. 

     If you can call upon me between this & wednesday it will confer a great pleasure upon yr friend.