John has asked permission to go down; I suppose it is to be marryed; I have consented, although it is very inconvenient to want a Servant— he has promised me to return on Tuesday next, which I have insisted upon his doing, though I hardly expect it— whether he can wait on me with a wife in Westmoreland is a matter of great doubt, but he is clear that no inconvenience will attend it, and expresses so much anxiety to remain with me, and makes such fair promises of amendment in his behaviour, that I intend at least to make the trial.

     Your favor of the 19th Decr was not received until a few days ago when I found it accidentally in the bar room of the tavern in which I stay.

     Intending to be from home during the summer & fall, I shall find it convenient to anticipate the quarter salary which will be payable the 1st of July, for which purpose I enclose you my note for $875 which you will much oblige me by endorsing & getting discounted. I am Dr Sir sincerely & respectfully yrs   

On Wednesday last I walked to the hospital to see Charles. As on the former occasion, he expressed great pleasure at the meeting, & appeared pleased with my company. I found his general health very good, but in mind very much the same as when you left him. I communicated your letter or certain parts of it to him which induced him to say that he should like to return home about the time I informed him I should depart. I asked him if I should offer his love to you & the family which he requested me to do.

     I recd your favor of the 22 May, and have endeavoured, but without success, to negotiate the orders with the bank in Alexandria where I do business. The difficulty arises from the kind of mony in which they are payable, the value of which cant be known here. Permit me to trespass upon your time by asking your advice as to the best mode I can adopt for managing this matter.

     If you will have a Copy of your reports folded up & directed to Mr Edmund J. Lee Alexa. & sent to Mr Robert Adams he will forward it by the first packet— I think a few copies would sell in Alexa. & Washington.

     The trunk with my note books is left with Mrs Wharfe for you. Believe me very sincerely yrs

     I this day read a letter from you to Angela Lewis, dated in April last, in which you complain of the silence of your relations, and express a fear of having been forgotten by them.  I freely acknowledge that I have been hitherto obnoxious to your charge of neglect, so far as my silence may be considered as an evidence of it; but your apprehension of being unremembered by you<r> immediate family, or by myself, is, I can assure you entirely unfounded. You are often the subject of our conversation, as much oftner of our thoughts.

Your Health concerning which I have been very uneasy papa writes me he thinks is better this is a Comfort which would have been great indeed had I not too credulously prided myself up with the hopes of hearing of a total Recovery However I earnestly pray that by the greatest attention on the Doctors side & care on yours this last will be soon affected.

I have not heard from you since your letter informing me that you had discharged your juries in Philadelphia, & cannot help being a little apprehensive that your health is not so firm as I could wish it to be. I hope my fears will soon be removed.