Yours of the 8th Inst found me at the Soap Copper Indevouring to gratifie you as I had Promised with Some Soap Green as well as good, and have Accordingly added more wax than the Proportion which is a third, I have now Put 12 lb, Wax to 20 lb, of Tallow the Produce I shall send you by the first Vesel, but I am much mortified at your Disopointment of the other, (I had not the Least Aprehention of such a thing I never saw a Like Instance nor Even knew the Frost to have such Influence on it Exept it was Exposd singly when very Green) it was Exellent Good and the Peeces I reserved for my self Remane so haveing had them in a warm Dry Room. Prehaps an Accedent some what similer I have Expearancd this winter may comfort you concerning that you sent away, we Bought a chease of Thirty wight that had stood in the Frost till it was so Crumbly we could not cut a bit as big as a [d?]olar that would hold togather but keeping it in a warm celar somwhat Damp some time after I could cut a considerable slice, who knows but a warm Damp Vesel may have the same Effect on the soap; for the Recovery of what you have Left, I at first thought it might Ansure to make a fine clear small ? to Desolve it in and carry it thro the second Proces as when first made, but on second thots I should Prefer my Nieces Management as more certain, with this Difference to Use as litle water as Posable to make it Uniformly Fluid, and Cool it all in a body in a Draw (with a cloath in side) or git a Litle Trough made on Purpose with a few holes in the Botom and the Sides to Let Down when it is cold, leting it stand in a boddy as long as it will bare without being too hard to cut up and then make your Gage as much larger then the size as you Percive the others to have shrunk and after cutting to keep them in a close Pile covered with a cloath till Dry Anouf to be out of danger of warping, Observe it must not be Desolved in Iron but Brass or Copper.

I am obligd to Capt. All for giveing you such a Favourable Ida of yr sister, the truth is when I am in Agreable company it Raises my spirits and might then have some Influence on my Activity and for the Gratest Part of my time when I am sitting at home I am apt to Imagin as Samson did when He Lost his Hare, that I can Arise and shake my self and Go forth as at other times but on Tryal Like him I am wofully Disopointed and find my Feet cripling and my Breath short, but I am still chearful for that is my Natural Temper and am as you Advise me thankfull that I Escape many Grevious clamities Incedent to old Age and that my Dear Brother Does not Grow wors of his.

And now my Dear good Gentileman how could you mention my Drawing on you for the Cost of a Litle soap when all I Injoy is of your Bounty I could not help crying when I Read it the Pleasure I Injoy in the hops of Gratifieing you is a full compensation, I hope the Litle I have now made will be more sucksesfull, Remember my Love to Mr. and Mrs. Bache and all the young Famely from your Affectionat sister