The Revd Ichabod Nichols of Portland being about to pass through Philadelphia, I have taken the liberty of introducing him to your acquaintance— He is a gentleman of very high reputation for talents, for literary & theological acquirements & for unaffected piety— He intends in his tour to visit Mount Vernon; & I regret most sincerely that he cannot have the advantage of your presence to increase the interest of the scene— I am sure that you will be greatly interested in the conversation of this gentleman, than whom no one can be more worthy of your atten

I returned from my Circuit yesterday after an absence of 3 months wanting as many days. I was ten weeks in Court without intermission, and have upon no former occasion had so many important cases to decide. Notwithstanding the length & severity of this tour of duty, my health, thank God, has continued to improve, and I now feel as well as I have been for some years past.

     My Cook having eloped during my absence, I am left perfectly destitute. I have thought it probable that as this is an id[l]e Season in Washington for persons of that profession; a good french Cook might be engaged for 2 or 3 months. Will you do me the favor to cause some enquiries on this subject to be made for me & inform me the result.

I wrote you a long letter soon after my return home in June, which I hope got safe to hand. The object of this is to ask your acceptance of a barrel of hams cured in my meat house which Messrs Wm Fowle & Co. have undertaken to forward to you. If they do not get injured, I think you will find them as fine you ever tasted. I trust that they are now on their voyage, if not already arrived.

     I wish I could give you the Satisfaction you wish as to the time when your case will be finally decided. We must proceed regularly and there is no rule by which to guess when the case will come on in its turn which it must do if defended with a view to delay.

     I am Just setting off to Fredg & have only time to enclose you with a N. Subpa, which please have delivered to the proper Shf. your Letr respecting the other suit aggt Nayles' Ence I recd and shall attend to‑With much respect I am Dear Sir Yr Mo. Ob. Sert

I find that the Judiciary bill is postponed to the next Session, so that we shall have to ride the fall Circuits. Presuming that the Southern Circuit will be extremely disagreable and inconvenient to you, and feeling that it will be not more so to me than the Eastern, which falls to me in the regular course, I propose that we exchange, so as to produce an accomodation to both.

     I arrived here last Night from the City and being obliged on account of company to go on before the bank opens I have requested Mr Riddle to call upon for a check for $875 my last quarter's. His rect will be given & will I suppose be sufficient.

     I now enclose you a draft of the United States Bank or the branch at Boston for $201.50/100 which you will please dispose of in the manner mentioned to you in my last letter.

     Having sacrificed from necessity so much of my wards fleur, I must wait for better prices before I sell more; I think it will not be long before a favorable change will take place.

     I will thank you to send by Jerry twenty dollars for Jno. & Bushrod which charge to my guardians a/c. Yrs respectfully