Welcom Exceedingly Welcom my Very Dear Friend to America. The Pleasing news gave me a Spring I Cant Describe, happy your Friends and your family Particuliarly. May you injoy health and every Blessing to a Very great age.

I injoy health and my family and am I beleive as happy as any of my acquaintance my Children all at home but Ray on a Visit he is studing Law and is Calld a Clever lad, Shall always think with gratitude of your attention to him you always Delighted to do good. I long to See you and was I to be So happy I Should take you by the hand and Sayd Pray dont except the Honour or Office your People will Press upon you but you know best. We think our Selves Greatly Honoured by your letter and now, Im going to Beg if you have one of your Picturs, the in mestints the Same Sise you gave me before for in the time of the War I Sint it a way and it met with a misfortune

Excues blunders I write in a Very great hurry Shall go and Congratulate Sister Mecom on the good News My tender Regards to Mrs. Bache and family except all my Childrens with your obligd and affectionate friend