Seeing in the Gazette of Saturday last that you had taken leave of his Majesty, & presuming you are soon about to return to America, I should feel myself wanting in gratitude was I not to avail myself of an opportunity before your departure of expressing the obligations I was lain under by the distinguished respect I received when you visited this part of the Country,1 very heartily Sir do I now return Thanks to you Mrs. Adams, & Mrs. Smith for your condescending Visit. I heartily wish you a safe pleasant & prosporous Voyage, & happy meeting of the other dear parts of your Family & Friends in America; that you may find your Country in perfect tranquility & its Liberty’s both Civil & Religious settled on an immovable Basis is my more than most hearty Wish.

It gives me much concern to inform you that Mr. Andrew Cranch died 16 Decr last., & that I am this moment informed of the death of Mr. William Cranch at Brook near Kingsbridge.—2 If the great 279 concerns you are engaged in before you leave this Country will give you a few moments leisure to favor me with a line in reply I cannot express how much honor & pleasure it will afford to / Sir / Your most respectful & obliged humble Servant—