New York 8 June 1788 My dear friend I thank you for your two favors of the 3 and 5 instant. I must [undecipherable] be to furnish between 2 and 3000 Dollars out of your [State?] on account of the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] us on the warrants with my only hopes of [undecipherable] able to [meet?] the [undecipherable] from Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania [undecipherable] frontiers — pray inform me on this point. I [shall?] be happy to be [more?] acquainted with M^r Edwards — I merely wish your representation was [here?] — I am glad you have taken respecting the quota of Connecticut directly in the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] I have been twice applied [to?] — [undecipherable] on the prayer of [undecipherable] but have not seen him since [receiving?] your letter — I know however that he [was?] doing [undecipherable] they he can for them — The Carolina [business?] may rejoice your heart — How in Virginia — I don't know of any direct information for them — The Convention meets [undecipherable] Monday [last?] — in about a fortnight we shall know the complexion — the [undecipherable] Reports are favorable — This [State?] are more than [undecipherable] of the delegates [undecipherable] it — If however Virginia [undecipherable] be favorable they may perhaps be influenced — know [undecipherable] there about N. Hampshire! I am your truly affectionate [signature] [Address panel: The honorable / Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth / [at] Hartford] [Docketing notation: New York / June 8, 1788 / [undecipherable]]