You must Indulge me in writing often to you Since I cannot See you, this is the third Since your Last to me I Should not have wrot again so Soon for fear of being troblesom but on Seeing Mr Williams He Desiered me to make an Apology to you for his not writing, Said he had been Giulty of a Criminal Neglect, that he had not the Lest Gratitude for all your Favours or Veneration for your Character, Says He has Atempted Several times to write you to congratulate you on your Arival but his Afflictions have Pressed on Him so hard he could not compose his mind to write; and Indeed He is in a Deplorable Situation, Distress and Anguish in His Countanance, no Apetite, to his food, Emaciated to amazing degree; and So feble he can hardly walk, He Says he Shall not Live to See you and I am of the mind he will not if he has not Speedy Releaf, he Says there is no cure for a Distresd mind, his wife tells me he Poisons Himself working on Nights trying Experiments with Poisonous Drugs but this is what She must not be Soposed to know, I think it is Likely you know from his Son Jonathan the Situation of his Famely, and Some Diffeculiies he is under which are Atended with such Agrevations as he is not Able to bare. His wife Soports her Self Exceding well under all.

As to my Self I Live very much to my Likeing, I never had a Tast for High Life, for Large companys, and Entertainments. I am of Popes mind that Health, Peace, and Competance, come as near to Happynes as is Atainable in this Life, and I am in a good measure In posesion of all three at Present, if they are at Times a Litle Infringd ocationaly or by Accident, I Vew it as the common Lot of all and am not much Disturbed.

Our Friend Cathrine Greene Expresd Such Lively Joy at the News of your Arival that her Children tould Her it had thron her in to Histericks but She Says She is not Subject to that Disorder. She tells me you have Honored them with a Leter.

I wrote the Above Some time ago Since which Mr. Williams is Something beter gos abroad a Litle and at times more chearfull but as I have this Day an opertunity to Send it by a Gentleman who has conections with Mr. Bache going Directly there I Sent it. it may not be Amiss to you. No won Else need See my Leters.

I dined with this Gentleman at Mr. Bradfords and Ventured to Invite Him to come and drink Tea with us which he Readily accepted, and very Politely offred to carrie your Leter, we Live allways Clean and Look decent and I wanted he Should tell you he Saw me at Home.

My Daughter has Returned from the country much mended in her Health her Husband is Expected Every Day from the westindies has a prospect of doing beter than comon if he gits in saif.

She with my Grandaughter Jenny Mecom Remember there Duty to you. Remember Love to all yours from your Affectionat Sister