Upon my return from Philadelphia I had the honor to recieve your letter of the 23d Octr together with a Copy of the Documents printed by order of Congress during its session ending the 4th March last. I have the honor to be very respectfully Sir yr mo. ob. Servt

     I acknowledge the rect of your favor of the 20 together with a copy of the reports or cases argued & adjudged in the Supreme Court of the U.S. at Feby term 1817 for which you will please accept my thanks. I have the honor to be Sir very respectfully yr mo. ob. Servt

     Observing by the 4th Sect. of the act of April 18th 1814.c.134 that the Secretary of State is authorized to transmit certain documents by mail to the Judges of the Supreme Court of the U.S. directed to any post office they may respectively designate, I take the liberty to request that those intended for myself may be sent to the Alexandria post office at your convenience. I have the honor to be very respectfully Yr mo. ob. Servt

I have Just understood from a friend of Mr Edmund Lee of Alexandria,² that it is his wish to fill the vacancy on the bench of the District Court of Columbia occasioned by the death of Judge Ducket. I have for some years past had the pleasure of more than a common acquaintance with this gentleman and believe that I may with perfect confidence safely introduce³ him to you as a sound lawyer, and a man of the strictest⁴ integrity. 

I have the honour to be with very great respect Sir yr. mo. ob. Servt.