Mr. Thomson Friend minish’d should have better Medals. Services forgotten Congress to be respected. What I have done in purseance of Instructions. Enemies Claimers of Merit Mr. Jay hope he   accepted

Begin to be made uneasy about the Interest &c Malice of Eng. its Effects Glad to hear that the People are more and more impress’d with the Necessity of Paying Debts supporting P. Credit and establishing a national Character. faithful in Observance of Treaties and to avoid internal Contentions and Divisions Hope Satisfaction will be given to Mr. Marbois The Reflections and Insinuation against this Nation in the Papers you sent me are insolent as well as ill founded. We cannot be too careful to &c Observations just respecting W T.F. I am sorry and asham’d that I ask’d any Favour of C. for him. It was the first time I ever ask’d Promotion for myself or any of my Family. Shall be the Last. Led into it by the Mode here, where nothing is granted but by Solicitation and making Interest. Convinc’d by the Appointment of M. H. that I had nothing to expect, I had already advis’d his Study of the Law before I receiv’d.

Flatter’d myself vainly that the C. would be pleas’d with the Opportunity I gave them of showing that Mark of their Approbation of my Services. But I suppose the present Members hardly know me or that I have perform’d any.

Isaac N. seems shy of me. I have heard that he is turned Catholic, but do not know it to be so.

Magnetism, send the Report.