About three Weeks ago: Dr. F. gave me the Letters of which the Copy is on the other Side, telling me he did not understand it, meaning I suppose, the enigmatical part in the latter end. I kept the Letter some days, and would have fain taken a Copy of it to be sent over, believing it pointed at Some Change likely to happen in the Writers Situation or Connexions. And I believe it was for that purpose it was put into my hands. But I had no right to take a Copy and did not chuse to appear so medling as to ask for leave to take one. So I returned the Letter to the Dr. with a great many thanks for the Communication. But today having Called upon him, upon business and happening to Say that I heared Mr. H. had given up his Office, the Dr. Said he had not wrote Mr. H. of a long time, and had several Letters from him but had answered none of them. I said there was one Letter he had been so good to shew me sometime ago which seemed to be singular. That I wished I would have taken a Copy of it. But having no permission I could not do it. He lookt out for it and gave it me, and I put it in my pocket and understood I might do with it as I pleased. He then gave me two others of a later date 16th and 20th of Augt. By that of the 16th, it lookt as if the Author wished we were going on in a right way; rather doubtful than otherways—I believe the Dr. would not have been ill pleased if I had also put those two Letters in my pocket, but I did not. He said he did not understand the meaning of his old Friend in these Letters. The Doctr. seemed as if he wished not to be thought to countenance Corespondences of that nature—Or that it should be thought there was any Change in his Sentiments with regard to Certain Friends he had hitherto esteemed and honoured. I took that opportunity to take nottice of the designed Arts of those, who for reasons personal to themselves, were apt to misrepresent things &cr. But did not carry my Observations to any particular Application. Only having mentioned one Gentlemans name—the Doctor seemed to wish that it might not be supposed that his long stay here was owing to him. For excepting the first two days he had not said a word to him on business. I said there could be no harm in his Staying, as I was certain he meant alwise to do any good in his power—and we had often occasion to be together. The Doctr. said he was getting Acquaintances, and more insight into Natural philosophy &c. The Doct. has had a severe fit of Illness for these ten days: at first a Gravel in the Kidneys, which is gone off—but he continues very ill of Rheumatic gout in his legs and thighs, which prevents his getting rest and sleep. Yet he kept me talking of the business I came upon in the kindest way I could have wished I carried a Message to Mr. Jay to go out to him in the Evening, to come to some settlement of that question. Considering how long he has lived here, and how he has been caressed, it must require a great share of resolution not to feel the effects of it even in matters of business. Yet upon the whole I must still say I have neither seen or heared of anything that can make me doubt of his Sincerity nor of his Attachement to his Friends.