In hopes of obtaining Information more Satisfactory both to you and to myself, I have delayed an Answer to your Several favours to this time.

I communicated your Papers, immediately after the Receipt of them to The President, The Secretary of State and Mr Jefferson, and to Several others, and the History was published as you desired

I have not been able to obtain from any Person, the smallest 391 Encouragement of assistance from the United States or from any individual state to an Emigration of The Accademy of Geneva. All Acknowledge the Honour it would do Us, and the Advantages which would result to Us: but the Thing is by all thought to be wholly impracticable. To enter into Details would be useless.

The History is by all allowed to be incomparably well written, and has done a great deal of Good in this Country.

inclosed is a Letter to you from Mr Jefferson upon the same subject.1

I go mourning, my dear Sir, all the Day long over Suffering Humanity, and the judicial Blindness and Infatuation of Men. The more they suffer from their Ignorance Folly and Vice, the more ignorant, foolish and vicious they grow.

The deplorable Martyrdom of Rochefaucaut and Condorcet to Turgots and Franklins Absurdity, and the thousands of other Victims to it, only seems to have attached The French more and more to it: and in all probability it will ultimately defeat all the Efforts for Liberty.

I pray God to permit Mankind to be once convinced that their Passions must have some Controul in a free Government. With great and / Sincere Esteem I have the Honour to / be, Sir your most obedient and / obliged

I have received Several kind Letters from You, Since your Arrival in London for which I sincerely thank you as I do for your friendly Attentions to my sons.1

Those young Gentlemen have had a severe Tryal of their Prudence: but the Neutral Character of their Country, I should Suppose, would protect them from Insult as well as from Danger.

The Fate of Holland, will I presume have no unfavourable Influence on the Deliberations of the Senate on the Treaty which is 392 arrived and to be considered as I suppose on the 8th of June, when the senate is to assemble— Although the Journey at that Season of the Year will be inconvenient to me on many Accounts I shall certainly undertake it.

I am uninformed of the Contents of the Treaty: but have no Hesitation to congratulate you on your Success in accomplishing it: because I can have no doubt it will prove a fresh illustration of that Candour Honour, Equity Moderation, Magnanimity, as well as Address and Penetration which constitute your general Character and to which I have so often been a Witness.

I always call to visit the Widow and Fatherless at New York when I pass that City and comfort them by assurances that you will soon be with them or they will soon go to you.

The Spirit of Peace and Neutrality in this Country increases and prevails. The last session of Congress was the most composed and the least aggitated or irritated, of any I ever knew. The Clergy have lately printed an unusual Number of their Sermons on the late Thanksgiving: and they generally breathe a Spirit of order Tranquility and good national Government.

It is so generally expected that you are upon your Return, especially at New York that I shall not enlarge lest my Letter should miss you. I own however I am not so sanguine in my Expectation of your Speedy Return.

With the highest Esteem, and affectionate / Regard I have the Honour to be / your Friend & sert