My dear Sir Boston 5^th March 1789 [In haste] you will not Doubtless think me a Barbarian for not writing you before but I have the than and reasons, besides my opinion that I could not benefit you by the scrawi, for not sending me before Smith Lamoine quit mention. That I acclly expected to have seen you before this — That Winslow, Prince & Robbin Tells me I need not write you on business, & pretty by tthe place of importance, that you need be troubled about —— I have sea B. T. I She knew who says to her no militia him to Set as a Referee, but that he is perfectly free of a thorn in the question — — you may remember I mentioned to you a Nephew of mine Nat. F. Goodale of Portland at present Naval Officer, & I mist he might retain his Office under the new Government — Hamerik is yet here but not So far as I expected he would be a