I wrote to you before I left Dover just to inform you we were all safe arrived; and having fulfilled my engagement I hoped for the same punctuality in you. As I left you not in pleasant circumstances your silence makes me uneasy. Do my dear Sir give me one line as soon as you receive this, if you have not written before.

Now I want to express what I feel for your kindness for me and mine while we were at Passy, but I find my English as defective, as I found my French when I was there, but I trust you can read my heart, which is full of gratitude and tenderness. At parting from you I. wished I had not resolved upon returning to England, yet I believe I did right, and as I hope you will go to America, I shall by coming home be more ready to obey your summons to that Country. My boys think of it as their best establishment, and my girl contemplates it with pleasure as the means of being again with you. Her stifled sorrow during the first part of our journey gave me such a mixture of pain, and pleasure as you can better conceive than I can describe. She was silent and regardless of every thing arround, and sometimes the tears trickled down her cheeks. I cannot help telling you this, because I wish you to know how the dear little girl loves you.

Our journey was very agreeable. We stopt at Chantilly, walked over the gardens, then ate a dinner and proceeded on our way all night, breakfasted at Amiens, and slept at Montreuil the next night, and arrived at Calais by four o’clock on sunday. We embarked on Monday noon, had a very good passage, a commodious vessel, agreeble company, and a good Captain. I found the comfort of having Mr. Williams with us, for if he had not been there I believe I should have taken a little alarm when there came on a thick fog sometime before we reached our coast. He gave the Capt. great credit for his management and attention. We were between five and six hours on the water.

Now I must send my thought back to Passy. I hope Mr. Franklin is recovered, he naturally comes first as he was the object of compassion. My dear Benjamin I took no leave of, but tell him he will ever have a distinguished place in my remembrance, and before I mention any one out of your house I must send a Compliment to [Mr.] La Motte, I thought of his attention to Mr. F. with comfort. Tell Madlle. Chaumont that I faithfully executed her commission, and give my Compliments to her and her father. M. Dally I think of with esteem and Madlle. Monmarque with regard. M. LeVeillard his amiable wife and daughter have something in them that peculiarly attracted my affection, I wished to have been able to have reciprocated sentiments with them. My Compliments to Madlle. La Motte, who[m I] hope to see in England, if she has an opportunity of coming. It may be convenient to her to receive the money for her journey before she sets out; You will be so kind as to advance it to her, and I will pay the sum here to any person you will name. In my list of the remembered I must not omit Count Sarsfield, pray tell him I now never can forget him. I hope Madme. Helvetius is quite well. My Compliments to Mr. Adam’s family. To Every one who honours me with an enquiry you will say something for me. As to yourself you may be assured of all that is grateful and affectionate from your faithful