I Recived yours of the 18 this month this Day which Give me Great Joy to hear of your helth but much Surprised you have had no Letters Latter than you mentiond for a Mr. Vaughan that Came in the Same vessell Told us he had Dispaches for you as Soon as I had Determind on my imbarcation I waited on Mr. Charles Thomson to Let him know that if Congress had aney Dispaches I would Take Care off them but this Said Mr. Vaughan I belive plaged Mr. Morris and Told him he Should Go to France the Last part is Congecter from his owne Conversation I must Confes I was not well pleased if there was aney Dispaches that a stranger Should be Trusted with them in preference to my Self Sir the preliminary articles of peace was Recived with Great Joy and was not kept back as you have been informd but was Given out to the publick as Soon as possable General Mifflin who is in Congress and makes his home at my house and is your most Studey friend hass keep back nothing from me that past about you I understood from him that your Request was admitted in part for to Come home but keep it in Such a maner that if they Could not Carrey aproper person that they might Still keep you there another year there is asertain A Lee in Congress has Tried to make a party again Mr. Morris and your Self but has not been able to accomplish aney thing when I Came away nor I Hope will never be able to Carrey his point for belive if he Did it would Be to Come Back under the Bri[ti]sh yoake again who have Great Reason to belive Some Among us have been in pay from this Countrey most of the war. Sir the Washington was Save and arrived Long before I Saild and also Capt Barney Lost from the havanah at Road Island with a large Sum of money aboard all which was Save and Lodgd in the Bank at philadla which Bank is in as Good Credit as the Bank of Ingland the procklamation of peace Came out from Congress the morning I Came away which was the 12 of april on my arrivall hear I found that they Did not no the peace had Reacht the Congress I Directly Sent one to the post office to Mr. Tod to Send up to adminstration but it has Never apeard in aney paper hear tho they print Every Lie they Can Git hold off as to the Constitution of pensilvania being alterd. Next October is the year for Chuesing the Councell of Concors and then it must be two years before it is alterd I hope youl be blest with your health to Reach home Long before that time but Should be Glad of your opinion on that point as I no it will have Great wait. I understood from General Mifflin that a salrey was Fixt on your Grand Son but what Sum I cannot Recollect I Expect to hear from Mr. Mifflin Every Day by a ship was to Sail the 25 of may from our place aney information I Git Shall write you Directly as to Mr. Morris Resing his office Depended on Congress Funding the publick Debts if they Did that I think he will Stay in another year which I thing they will notwithstanding the it is opose So by Mr A L and his friends. I Shall Call on Mr. Strahan with the paper inclosed and Git him to print it if posable I Send you by this Convance a Coppy of the Duteys intend to be Layd by Congress which I Should have Sent before had I not thought you had Recd them. Mr. mifflin Got them out of Congress for me. I wrote to your Grand Son to Solicte your intrest to Send me over a mittretain for the Ship olive Branch 225 Tons Britsh Built Nath Falconer master Carring 15 hands americaian Bottom if it Cant be obtaind by you Shall be and obliged to make my Ship an Inglish Bottom hear and goe under Inglish Coulars from hear till I Git to phila which will mortify me verey much. I beg your answer as Soon as posable on this matter I will Redley Remitt or pay to your order all Expences. I am my Dear frend with Great Respect your most Humble Servant