I have the pleasure to inform You, that the suit in behalf of the Commonwealth against you was dismissed at the last General Court. I had never any doubt, but that this would be the event of the cause, after the Certificates which you sent me.

     I have not been unmindful of Mr Lunell's request that you would obtain for him something, however valueless in itself, which had been attached to the person of Genl Washington. After some reflection, it has occurred to me that I have in Philadelphia an article which will probably be more acceptable than any other to your friend, and that is, the flannel morning gown which was worn by my uncle to the time of his death. I have constantly used it since, so that it is not only old but perhaps tattered.

     Your letter of the 5th instant is now before me. The credit which you speak of in your offer, (if I am to consider it as an offer) will be very inconvenient to me, & will not answer my purpose. When I first offered those lands to Col. McDowell I requested him to say, what he would give for them in cash—but he did not do it. I have now to make the same request of you—that you will say, explicitly, upon what terms you will purchase them, putting it in my power either to accept or to reject, on or before a specified day.

B. Washington Esqr.

     Bo[ugh]t of Hugh Smith 4 cc Chambers. 2/– £0.8.

     Recd payt for Hugh Smith

     At sight pay to Charles Simms on order for value recieved eight hundred & seventy five dollars being for so much due me as one of the Justices of the supreme Court of the United States.

Recd from Mr George Lewis by Mr Grimes Vessel Capt. Bob one hundred and fifty one bushel of Corn & three barrels with pork.

James W. Colquhoun

for Judge Washington

delivered Capt. Bob 5 lb pork and peck meal to Last him home as he was out of provisions.

     the sd Lee to convey to the said Washington with a general warranty Six Lotts of ground in Alexandria in Griffiths addtion, the said Lotts to be chosen by the sd Washington in any part of the sd addition, belonging to sd Lee & to include Jones's Lotts & Brick House if sd Washington chuses, should any of the Lotts so to be chosen by sd Washington be smaller than Lott No. 46, in the sd addition the sd deficiency to be made up in some other Lott, but should any Lott be larger it is to Cuont as a Lott & no more.