I am favd with your circular letter respecting Mrs Washington's wish to surrender into the hands of the Executors of the late Genl Washington, all that part of her life Estate at present taxable, which derives her no profit, and yet is in her possession. I cannot but agree with you in opinion that such property as wou'd be inconvenient to divide should be sold.

     from the politeness that you made me when at your house at Mount Vernon, and the friendship that subsisted betwen your Uncle President Washington and my Hamilton I feel persuaded, had he out lived General Hamilton, he would have Aided me by Communications and papers in his possesion, that would be of great service to me, and from the above impression, I presume to make a request from you, that you, would let me, have such letters and papers, as will be of great valieu to me, you haveing long since had that Estimable work Compleated in rel

I have delayed makeing a reply to your friendly letter of the 14. supposing that your time was still Occupyed by your Juditial avocations.

your very Obliging letter I received a few days agoe, and shall gratify my self of the friendly privilege you give me of seeing you and Mrs Washington at your House.

I shall leave this on the 10th as the weather is warm I shall travil sloely, with great respect to your self and Mrs Washington I remain with great Esteem & &

I wrote lately three letters to you—wishing to be informed—if Hay had returned & reported Hunters Acct— not having recd any answrs— I now ask & will thank you for one— it is necessary something Should be done as I am told that it is reported— that so soon as the lands belonging to old Hunters Estate is sold— which Sale Commences at our district court that Hoowe means to depart for Georgia.

     I recieved your favour of the 4th Inst.

     It is with real pleasure that I acknowledge your agreable favor of the 10th Decr—such a friend and Correspondent is worth possessing; I may almost say, that you are the only one I have in the world; others I have had, but absence has weened me from their affections and Remembrance, and by this time, I suppose it is scarcely within the Memory of any in Philadelphia that such a creature as B— W— ever was there. Your solicitude my friend makes one exception and it is with delight, that I acknowledge it.

     I was very much delighted at recieving your last Letter; I began to fear that you had also blotted me from your remembrance. The reasons you assigned for your silence was entirely satisfactory; I know that business must be done, and that none requires a more devoted attention, than that in which you are engaged.

You may perhaps have heard that previous to the Embarkation on his mission for London of my father, he was required by the widow & sons of Genl Hamilton—and upon his declining was juridically summoned by a bill in Equity filed in the name of Mrs Hamilton—to deliver up certain Confidential papers belonging to the Estate of Genl Hamilton—which papers Mr Pendleton, the Executor of Genl Hamilton, had placed in my father's hands for safe keeping— To this bill of Course an answer must be made of which probably an outline will soon be transmitted by my father from London to H

I received this morning your favour of the 29th of Septr and concur with you perfectly in the course which ought to be pursued in the very unpleasant affair which Mrs Hamilton has so unwisely brought before a court of chancery. I do not think the most remote opposition ought to be made by the friends of General Washington to the publication of any correspondence respecting his farewell letter. I firmly believe Mr Jays statement to be correct.