Nothing but a Continued series of Ill Health could have prevented my Acknowledging the Honor of your last Precious Favour before this Time, but give me Leave now Dear Sir from a Heart fill’d with Greatitude to Thank you for the Kind ashurance you gave me of the Continuance of that affectionate Regard you have so long Honor’d me with, it was a Rich Cordial to my Depress’d Spirets, as I ever sett a Vallue on your Esteem, beyond the Power of Language to Express.

I Sincerely sympatize with you on your Painfull disorder but Rejoyce that you enjoy so much Health other ways, and though you have Circle’d neigh Eighty One Years, I hope you will be long Spared to your Country, and perticular Frinds, before you are Called to Receive the Reward, of the Glorious Servises you have Render’d them but if you should go first I hope you will not forget the Cricket, but let it be placed at your Feet and not behind the Dove.

Is it possible Sir, that your Memory could Serve you for that Paragraph you Refer me to, wrote so many years sence, I confess I cannot Recolect it, and going to look over your Letters for it, I found the Mice had got into the Trunk where I thought them very safe, and to my Great Mortification destroy a Number of them, and that among others, and as I am shure it must be a good one, could wish to know what it was, and if you have Leasure and can write with out Fatigue a line from you will give me the highest satisfaction.

I had the Pleasure a few Days ago to hear that Aunt Mecom and her Family ware Well. Mr. Partridge and Daughter present their Respectfull Compliments to you and your Amiable Family and Accept of the Sincere and Ardent Wishes that Health and every other Blessing may attend you and yours from Dear Sir Your affectionate and Dutifull Neice