Your letter gave me great pleasure, As it Informd me You were then in Good health. So long as You continue well, You have Sufficient Materials in yourself to assure your happiness. I wish you had said a few words about my Friend Temple in whose Success I am much Interested. Here is a Country where much may be done with some ready Money. If nothing Solid occurs for Him and He Chuses to spend a few Months in this Country, I will give Him what lights I can, and in every event His time will not be Entirely lost. His expence here will be Nothing. If He buys and brings down Good horses He may pay his Expences to Richmond with Them. The stage is a fix’d thing as to time and Expence both which he Can compute to a penny.

I wrote immediatly to Petersbg concerning Mr. Flagg whom I coud easily provide for as a Clerk, If he be Inteligent and industrious, but Hitherto I have heard nothing about Him. There is a young Man of the Same name, who is a kind of Painter and I fear will have but moderate Success. The Present goes by a friend of Mine from Gothenburg Mr. I: Jacobson He passes through your Town in his way to Newyork. I beg to recommend Him to your Civ[ilities] and with my respects to Mr. and Mrs. Bache and your Family, I beg to assure you that I shall Ever be Dear Sir Your devoted humble Servant