With Unspeakable Satisfaction I Have Heard of Your safe Arrival in America, and Heartly wished I Had Been Mingled in the Happy Croud of My fellow Citizens When they saw You set Your foot on the Shore of liberty. When Your friends in Paris Meet together their first Word is to talk of You. The Wishes for Your fortunate Voyage and pleasing Sight of Your family and friends Became a National Sentiment. In My tour through Germany I Have Been Asked thousand Questions about You, Where I felt equally proud and Happy to Boast of our Affectionate Intimacy.

Prussia and the Austrian dominion with some parts of the German Empire the liberties of Which are so much spoken of in treaties, and so little felt by the people Have Been the object of My Very Agreable journey. The first Class of the people I found Misinformed with Respect to American affairs. What May Be wrong they know perfectly, with an addition of thousand lies, and I wish No Ground was left for our Ennemies to Broach those lies upon. And altho they Have a dire and Enthusiastic Admiration for the Virtues displayed By America during the War, it is a Matter of doubt with them if free Constitutions Can Support themselves. (some sensible and feeling men excepted particularly prince Henry). The King of prussia Himself is blinded By Habit and prejudices.

That Monarch’s Health is Very Bad. The Emperor’s temper not very quick. But Great Britain’s affairs Being Embarassed, and our politics being pacific I don’t think Any Storm is to Be feared. I Have Been Happy to Hear You Have Accepted the presidency of Pennsylvania. Nothing But that Could Speedily Restore internal Union, and Remove the jealousies Against Neighbours. You Will Encourage federal Measures, Regulations for trade, a General System of Militia, and the More I see the Opinions of foreign Nations, the More I wish for such Arrangements the Necessity of Which is obvious almost to Every Americans But want to Be Set a Going. A Committee of intendants des finances, Conseillers d’etat, farmer Generals, and Mr. Boyetat and dupont Has Been Appointed to Consider the Affair of American Commerce. I shall attend Regularly. But as it is just Begun I Can’t say if it Will Be very Useful.

Inclosed, My dear Sir, I send You a Vocabulary which the Empress of Russia Requests May Be filled up with indian Words. You Know Her plans of an Universal dictionnary. I Have thought You Might Send me the delaware and     languages with some others. Your Commissioners for indian affairs, Col Harmar, or Gnl. Butler will Be able to superintend the Business Which it is important to Have Well done as the Empress, altho I think to very little purpose, sets a Great Value By it.

Be so kind, My Good friend, as to Remember me Most Affectionately to Your family, daughter, grandsons, son in law, and to all our friends in Philadelphia. My Heart Has Been long oppend to You, My dear Sir, and I Need Not assuring You that With the Highest Regard and tenderest affection I Have the Honour to Be Your