Hartford Decemb. 9^th 1785 Dear Sir I have received two letters from you one of about November 23^d and the other of the 30^th and have written you two letters, one soon after my arrival and the other of November 30^th — being here on some business and the post going in a few days, I write to inform you of my welfare. In my last I requested you to inform me whether my [undecipherable: probable reading "pictures"] would be wanted as soon as [undecipherable] to return; and to consult the Board of Treasury on the subject. I was to have Set out next monday, but if possible I wish to Stay till the beginning of January — in respict to Printers Papers, I do not remember that they were left with me — if they were you would have found them — I suppose [undecipherable: probable reading "Haren"] has them; and is willing to involve me in trouble before he delivers them — the remaining account of Oliver; I do not know what to say about that — I think a bounty of [undecipherable] was given at the first raising — [undecipherable] — but under what authority — I do not [undecipherable] — he undoubtedly is able to shew the reasons or the