When I asked your commands you only told me to write to inform you of my safe arrival at New York “if you do get safe,” was your expression, and I assure you I often thought of it during the journey, for we had some perils by land, tho’, thank God! none to hurt us. The first day we got no further than Trenton, owing to the heat which disabled our horses for drawing so great a load, about four miles before we crossed the Delaware one of them fell down, and we were obliged to leave him to the care of a cottager and proceed to Trenton with the other three. There our men passengers were very earnest to obtain fresh horses to carry us on to Princeton, but they either had none at the inn, or for their own sake or ours would not let us have them, which was no small comfort to Eliza and me, for the sun was set, and we had no inclination to travel in the dark. The next morning by clear moonlight we set off at three o’clock, but had so many delays on the road that we did not arrive at Paulus Hook till nine o’clock and as a storm was coming on (indeed was begun) I thought it most prudent not to cross the water, so we did not get to our friends till yesterday morning. We found them all well, only in a little distress on account of Charles’s infant, who has been sick some days. It was thought to be better yesterday, but now they have no hope of its recovery.

I have seen no more of the City than from the Ferry to Mr. Wilkes’s, and from his house to the Battery. Upon so slight a view I would not say anything in dispraise, but as I am sure you will not dislike me for taking[?] la belle jambe I will say that I think it is a pleasant City. I will draw no comparison between it and Philadelphia, for they are in no instance similar. The weather is extremely hot but I do not feel oppressed with it. I hope you do not suffer from it, and I shall be happy to have a line to know how you all do. I do not mean for you to write it.

My love to Mrs. Bache. I sent the letters. My compts. to Mr. Bache, and tell him I am much obliged to him for the Protector he found for me. As I always found others to help me in and out of the waggon he did very well.

I must finish my letter that I may eat my breakfast and get it to the post. I do not mean my breakfast. I am Dear Sir Your faithful and affectionate