I have written four times to your Grandfather since my Arrival here and have not Once had a Line from Him. There must be Infidelity somewhere. Pray present my best Respects to Him, and mention, That I shall soon write him a long Letter, and afford him a particular Account of Transactions here, and especially in a Society, of which He was a Member. In the Chapter of Accidents, Three Persons who met in Europe, are thrown together in one Chamber. One of These agrees no better Than He did, with Cassius on the other Side of the Atlantic, as He (Cassius) acts exactly as He did there, which you may remember, gave Occasion to poor Richard, to say “If He cannot find a Quarrel wherever he goes, He will be sure to make One.” He must pursue a different Mode of Conduct, than what He does, If He means to become a leading Person. His Predilection is clearly in Favor of the Adverse party:—He is strongly attached to it, and will do singular Mischief to our steady, good Friend, If not most diligently watched. There is not the least Doubt of his intire Devotion to a certain insidious Peer, and Where he hates, and would ruin a Cause, He (Cassius) would exert his utmost Efforts to cooperate with Him. Much could be said upon the Subject,—But Prudence forbids it. Hints can now only be dropped.

I have a Favor to ask of you, and which I desire your Friendship will see accomplished soon for Me; and immediately after the Articles are finished, send Them either to Nantes, or L’Orient, and desire your Correspondents to send Them by the first Vessels bound to this Place. Let only One of Them come by a Vessel. To be more explicit. I request you will go to the Hotel at which I lodged in Paris, and desire the Master of it, to make immediately four dress Wigs exactly like the last, which He made for Me,—A pattern of which, He kept at my Desire.

You will oblige me by presenting my Compliments to Him and his Wife, as They are a worthy Couple. Two of the Wigs are for a leading Person, and He has been told, you would be written to for this Purpose. With my sincerest Regards and Respects to the venerable, good Man, I remain in haste, dear Billy— Your affectionate Friend— June 21. 1782