Your Excellency and Council will be pleased to accept my most respectfull acknowledgements for the indulgence granted me by their Vote of this morning. As pecuniary considerations have at no time entered into my motives to public action I must beg leave to inform the board, that should I go to Congress, I shall feel myself obliged to apply the Sallary given me as Secretary agreeably to its original intention and of course to employ such additional Assistant As will prevent any neglect in the execution of the duty of that appointment. I am Sir, With the greatest respect Your Most Obedient and very humble servant