Mr. Broom of Wilmington, about two years since, informed me, as at your request, that my unhappy son, Jacob Allen [?] Killen had pass’d his bond to you for near £50 for printing-types he had purchas’d of you; and that, from the derang’d state of his mind, of which you had gotten some intelligence, you thought it necessary to acquaint me with this debt he had so contracted with you, as you suppos’d me to be the most proper, if not the only person, from whom you could expect payment. My son had, a little before Mr. Broom intimated your expectations to me concerning the payment of this money, obtain’d drafts on the Treasurer of the Delaware State for some money, as payment for printing done by him for the General Assembly; which, when reciev’d, I always intended to apply to the discharge of his bond given to you.

These drafts have at length been answer’d, but not till very lately. I Have therefore, agreeably to what I intended, sent you £60 by the bearer Mr. Dougal, but whether this sum is sufficient to pay off the whole of the principal and interest due on the bond, I am uncertain, as I do not know the amount of the latter; but if upon the reciept of the sum now sent, you will be pleas’d to inform by a line by the bearer hereof, of the sum lacking, I will take care to transmit it to you by the first safe conveyance afterwards; and by way of apology, for not having sooner answer’d your demand against my son, I would just mention, that the scarcity of cash universally prevalent throughout the Delaware State, has rendered it inconvenient for me so to do, till the present time. I have the honor to be Sir your most obedient Humble Servant