My last to You was dated 4th: Ult:, since which I have been honored with several from you vizt. two dated 24th. November last2—9. 16. 17. 20. 22. 26 & 27th. February and 4th. March last3—all of which with their several Enclosures were immediately laid before Congress.—

I have at length the Pleasure of informing you that nine States begin to be frequent in Congress, and consequently that there is a Prospect of my being soon enabled to send you some Dispatches of more Importance than many of my late ones have been.—

It will not be long before a good private Opportunity will offer, and then I mean to write you at least a long private Letter if not a public one.—4

You will find herewith enclosed a Ratification of the Prussian Treaty, which for many Months was delayed for want of a proper Number of States in Congress to order and compleat it.—

There are several of my Reports on your Letters before Congress and I assure you these Delays are as painful to me as they can be to you.—

Our Country has yet much to think of, and much to decide on—a natural but improper Rage for paper Money prevails. Rhode-Island, New York and New Jersey are making Experiments upon it, and I think injuring themselves and the Union in some Measure by it. The next London Ship shall carry you some Journals, and Acts of Assembly which by the Packet would cost more Postage than they are worth.—

{I doubt the propriety of borrowing more money without funds or prospect to repay any— our treasury is low—the States backward— our people intent on private gain & too inattentive to national Concerns & exigencies—}5

With great and sincere Esteem and Regard I have the Honor to be, Dr. Sir / Your most obt. & hũble: Servt.

I arrived here after an agreeable Passage of Five days and was very well received by the Governor, & by the People who seem pleased to see Persons from a Country at so great a distance come to compliment their Sovereign; As the Governor had no orders concerning our going forward, I was obliged to send a Courier to Morocco2 to demand that Permission, and at the same time wrote to Mr. Chiappi of that Place,3 desiring him to lay my Request before the King, that no greater Guard might be sent here, than would be sufficient to render the road safe & the Journey comfortable. To this Letter an answer was returned the Day before yesterday, that the King desired I might depend on a most gracious Reception, & Yesterday the Governor of Morocco with thirty Soldiers arrived here to conduct us to Court. His Majesty wrote to the Governor of Mogadore to furnish me with every thing I want, & to send me from hence satisfied, and has given orders at two places on the Road that we may be furnished with his own Mules. The Governor of Mogadore was so polite as to request I would return on board the Vessel to give him an Opportunity of receiving us at the Head of his Soldiers, & has since proposed making an Entertainment in the Country, but I declined both Offers on Account of the Parade and of the unavoidable expence that would have attended them. It is in vain to be troubling you at present with any Opinion about the probability of our Success, which indeed I think somewhat uncertain, there are some prejudices to be obviated and one Matter of Moment stands in the way. We have fixed on the Day after tomorrow for our departure and I shall as soon as possible have the pleasure of addressing 336 you from Morocco. In the mean time I am with the greatest esteem & Respect, / Gentlemen, / Your most obt. humble servt.