I received your favour,1 and return you my sincere thanks for your condescention in complying with my request: the work is now published, and I hope it will answer my purpose; but of this I cannot be certain, but whether it does or not, I am equally oblijed to you.— War hurts my business much, and prevented me printing it in 4to.—

With this, you will receive a Copy, of which I beg your acceptance: the portrait is engraved by one of our first Artists; it pleases much many of your friends, as it is a most excellent likeness & well executed.—

I was much pleased with your Opinion relating to France, and so were several of our great Men, to whom I in confidence, shewed that part of your letter: the political Opinions of great and leading Men in all countries are very acceptable; the leading men in this, as well as yours, I am convinced mean well, though there are some very bad ones on both sides the Atlantic, and who would rejoice to see us at War again, but I trust & hope their hellish spirits will not be gratified, as it is much the interest of both Countries to be on the most friendly footing.— I shall at all times be much pleased to receive a few lines from you.—

Mrs. Stockdale desires her kind respects, and I beg you to present mine to the whole of your family—and in particular to your eldest Son, of whom I have the pleasure to hear a very favourable Account;—

I am / Dear Sir, / With the greatest respect & esteem, / Your Much Oblijed, and / Very Humle. Servt

I received this morning your Letter of the 26th. of February, and while I feel for you under the Misfortune of your gallant son, I regret that it should be so little in my Power to assist him, in obtaing Some Consolation for this honourable Wound in the service of his Country.1 The request you make is however easily granted, and if any thing Should be done in the House of Representatives I shall not fail to attend to the subject when it comes before the Senate, and if any thing in my Power consistent with Justice, could contribute to forward his Request, it would give me great Pleasure to do it.

I will take an opportunity to Speak with my Honourable Friends Elsworth and Wadsworth and endeavour to learn from them the particulars.

In these Days of unexampled human Calamity, it will require much Wisdom, Patience and firmness to keep this Country in Tranquility: but, although there are numbers sufficiently thoughtless to endeavour to plunge Us, as deep in guilt and misery as any of the European Powers, yet with the Blessing of Providence and the generous support of the sound and prudent part of the Community We hope to be able to preserve our Neutrality.

Those who are ever clamouring about our present Debt, Seem to be very ready to adopt Measures, which must necessarily increase it ten fold.

I am sir with much respect and Sincere / Esteem your most obedient