I last night received the duplicate of your letter of Feb 19th. recommending M Veilard, you May be asured we shall pay him every attention in our power, as soon as he arrives, for we love every one that loves our good Papa and you—The Letter I wrote you by Mr Myer was given him before he went to Virginia, from whence he meant to sail, but after staying some time there he return’d and went to Rhoadisland were he embarked, which I imagine was the cause of your receiving your letter so long after the date, I wonder he did not deliver it himself as he expressed a desire to be introduced to my Father and you; do you often see Mr Gerard how does that good Gentleman do, we have a great regard for him pray make my respectful compliments to him when you see him—The Bust I never receiv’d, tho I made constant inquiries about it, I am afraid it is still at Lorient, I long much to have it and beg you will write to the Gentleman that had the care of it on your side the water, as it never came in the Aliance or Ariel, Comidore Jones regreted that he did not know it was to come, he told me he would have brought it with great pleasure—

The squirrel skins you may depend on my sending as soon as I can procure them, and I will have all possible care taken that they shall be well and properly packed, you would have had them before this but there was none to be had last year, the Cold winter had nearly destroy’d them all—You will be so obliging as to send me some Green Tea as there is none good to be procured here, and you know how fond I am of it, I sent for some as soon as I came from Manheim to Mr Williams, but it was not fine, Papa I know is a good judge as he as a lover of it—.

As soon as I see the young Gentleman you recommend, I will introduce him to the Ladies you desire as well as to the others of my acquaintance. The Miss Cliftons I seldom see they live at a great distance, Miss Duffielet is soon to be married to a Mr Hepburn a Merchant of this place, and one that courted her more than ten years ago, she did not then Fancy him, her taste is since altered and she seems now much atached to him, Miss Bass Mr Holker Mr Bache and myself go up next Wednesday to visit them when I will take your Compliments up with me—There was an Oratorial entertainment perform’d at the Ministers this spring, I inclose the Songs which were very well sung, the Minister told me he thought the High Priest was fit for an Arch Bishop, I never was so much affected with any thing particularly that part “If her sons” when I could not for my life help crying. You must imagine Minerva decending from the Clouds [illegible] be for there was not even an arm Chais and rope to lower the Goddess from the Ceiling, and I can assure you she sat very composed behind the Harpsichord the whole time with the gravest face in the world—We have had a very grand entertainment on board the Hermione; and another in Don Fransiscos Garden which was illuminated, so that you see there is other things besides fighting going on this side the water—

The Children are much obliged to you for remembering them, I have sent them out that I may write in quiet, you would be exceedingly fond of my black eyed girl if you were acquainted with her, she sings sweetly, and makes puns now and then, she would have been reconed very witty in Lord Bacons Time when it was the fashion to play upon words—They all join in Love with Mr Bache and your

Affectionate Aunt