I received sometime since a kind Letter from you, which gave me Pleasure. As to my coming to Boston, which you seem to wish, and I also, I begin to doubt its being ever accomplish’d. Such a Journey at my Age, would be attended with much Inconvenience and Hardship, and might, with the Malady I have, be dangerous. At present I am in my place, have all my Conveniencies and Comforts about me, and it seems most prudent for me to stay where I am and enjoy them, without going abroad to give myself and Friends a good deal of Trouble, which cannot be compensated by our Pleasure of Meeting, since that will be ballanc’d by the Pain of Parting.

You need not have made any Apology for Introducing Thayer to me. He gave me but little Trouble, and I had the Pleasure of doing him some Good; tho’ he is rather an insignificant Body, and has turn’d to the Papists, who do not much value the Acquisition, and I suppose we may easily bear the Loss. My best Wishes attend you, being ever, Your affectionate Uncle