Since my arrival in London I have been in such a hurry & bustle to settle myself in my medical pursuits that scarcely a minute was left me to do the duties of a friend consequently I have neglected letter writing & more particularly as public opportunities have been very incertain for a many letters sent for me by post have miscarried.

However I am particularly happy in this opportunity as the bearer is my intimate friend Mr. Monseby a Gentleman who has practiced the surgical art wh. distinguishd reputation for many years in the Island of Jamaica—

My friend goes to pass a short time at Paris to get a view of that School You will add much to the obligations already due you from me by presenting him to his Excelly. Doctr. Franklin & any other honor & civility you may be pleased to shew him his merits will convince you he is not unworthy of & how far my knowledge of him entitles him to an acquaintance wh. you—

Give me leave my dear Franklin to assure you of the pleasure it gave me to see your name to a treaty ent. does honor, to two of your family—

You begin early to commit yourself to posterity I only wish that like the great model you follow a very numerous part of that posterity may exist during your life time For altho Costly tombs may be erected over the heads of great men after they are dead yet the kisses, Claps, & other applause of fine women with the esteem, respect & friendship of men of sense & merit whilst one is alive appear of infinitely more value to living people—

To you I coud have recommended my friend as a [?] of her detached from his politics but permit me to mention them as they are of a stamp wh. do him honor—American thoro’ly—

Pray have you seen Madame La Comtesse de la mark since I have left Paris—does Mad. Le Duchesse du Breuil steel moments to vizit you may I ask the favor of your assuring Madame Helvetius of my most humble respects—& to make my Comps. to Abbé morley— Monsr. de la motte va il bientot a Philadelphia I have had the honer to see Governor Francklin too or three times he is perfectly well but talks of leaving London to go into the country very shortly as every body of fashion you know does here

An old friend of yours desires me to assure you most sincerely of his respects—Ben: Baynton—he is an officer in a corps of American Loyalists but poor fellow likely to be disbanded very soon I fear—

For political & indeed other news I must refer you to Mr. Monseby who knows personally a great many of the state characters of this country—

Allow me to beg you will say every thing to your very worthy Grand father which my duty & gratitude owe him—be so good as to make my comps. to my friends in general & do me the honer to accept the sincerest assurances of friendship & esteem from your obliged friend & humble Ser.