It gives me much pleasure to see the public congratulations denouncing your happy return again to America. Their voice, is a voice of sincerity, and a confidential mark of affection paid to your merit, for your conduct and services in being one of the principal agents in accomplishing and compleating the great and grand revolution of independence to the American Empire.
Our early acquantance claims the freedom in paying you the above compliment ’tho our distance for many years deprived seeing each other, yet, my memory is fresh revived and calls to mind the many happy hours, and cold winter nights, with a select sett of frinds and companions are now no more. You are the only survivor of them that I can call to remembrance. Our small Club was ever happy when you meet us; particular to me, as my attention was devoted to your conversation, and predictions relating to America. I am blest to see the day; and that with your assistance they are accomplished. Your wish was to make the people happy; Then without elogiums you are the Prophet. And the Children of America are brought out of bondage, from the tyrany of the British Nation. Your exhalted character will live, and be held in remembrance while America exists. Than let me assume to address you with the following lines (from Docr. Goldsmith)