Hearing with Concern that thou was afflicted with some painful symptoms of the Gravel or Stone I wrote thee a short note in the 4th. month 1786 accompanied by Dobsons treatise on fixed air with Falconers appendix shewing the great benefit and ease procured to many by drinking water impregnated     and having seen some happy instances of its good effects was induced to recommend the perusal to thee and sent the book by John Warder who was going to Philadelphia but know not if it has reached thy hands though its most likely thou has long since seen it and probably have the apparatus also but my ingenious frd Wm. Parker of fleet street made some improvement therein to prevent their so frequently bursting and trusting it may be agreable to see one of these I desired him to pack one carefully in a box directed to thee which was forwarded by J Blackes who ship’d it on the Convention, Jones for Philadelphia 7th of 10th month last and hope its arrived safe of which Crave thy kind acceptance. A Country Gentelman of my acquaintance far advanced in life has been grievously afflicted upwards of 20 years has persevered in drinking it I think more than 2 years 1½ pint a day and now ride on horseback which he Could not bear for a long time and is in every respect better than he had been many years. If the use of it procures thee ease it will give me great pleasure to hear it. I desired my friends Birkbeck and Blakes would write thee a line not being in Town when it was shipd.

As No doubt thou has [torn] first and best information of every thing passing in this and most other states of Europe and cannot think of writing thee any news. The Slave trade still remains a reproach to this Country and to this government perhaps more than any under the sun. Yet I cannot help hoping that the time is not far distant when an End will be put to that iniquitous traffick though perhaps gradually of which your Country have set a noble example. Clarkson is indefatigable in his labours to procure information and materials for the Committee to lay before parliament where expect a motion will shortly be made to institute an enquiry into the Circumstances attending that trade and the expediency of abolishing it, when believe the Promoters will have every assistance our society can give. I learn by a friend who lately saw Tobin who wrote in support of the trade that he seems not very easy under the reflections it has brought upon him and perhaps those of his own mind too. I expect thou hast seen all the pieces that have been lately wrote on the subject or I would send them.

I shall be pleased to hear your Government is compleatly setled on a sober solid ground with sufficient power for all the good purposes of society and commonweal but cannot help expressing a Wish you may not create any orders of what is called Nobility or hereditary honours and though the suggestion may be totally unnecessary hope thou’ll excuse a little overflowing now my hand is in even if it should seem rather      and Your Bishops if they should be called Lords are not hereditary and I suppose are not cloathed with all the mischievous powers they are in this Country but perhaps that subject may require some attention to prevent the future growth of power and the Consequent inconvenience. I fear those we send to Canada may not be quite such harmless things. Now if I have trespassed too much on thy valuable time to read this long Scrawl I must rely on thy quondam friendship to excuse it and beg thoull believe me truly Thy hearty well wisher and sincere friend