[n. [undecipherable] 3. 1789 [undecipherable] H. Jackson] dear Harry — Boston Oct^r. 12. 1789. 5445 715 Your favor of the 5^th Ins^t came to hand by the post last Even'g with one memo from M^r Swan —— M. S. Bourne arrived here last Thursday Even'g in fifty hours from New York with dispatches to John Adams Esq. from the Federal Government — this circumstance has revived the hearts & spirits of all true Federalists, who have been a long time anxiously waiting for the event — M^r Adams sets off from his seat at Braintree tomorrow morn'g at 10 oClock [undecipherable: to be] received by the Ancient [undecipherable: Corps of] Horse to his Excellency Governor Hancock, when he is expected to arrive at 12 oClock — Capt Johnstons Corps of Artilley will be [undecipherable: posted] on the Common and Salute the Vice President on his arrival & departure — — his Excellency the Gov^r has prepared a Cold Collation & invited the [undecipherable: Gentlemen] of the Town to partake of it, & to take Leave of M^r Adams — a number [undecipherable] will accompany him in their Carriages his first Stage — the [undecipherable: Gentlemen] of M[iddlesex] from Middlesex will receive him on the line of that County & [undecipherable: escort] to the place he puts up for the night — the Artillery at Charlestown are to parade & Salute as he passes thro' the Town — the Bells in the several Towns thro' which he will pass, will [undecipherable: set a] ringing, & the [undecipherable: Gentlemen] will turn out & Conduct him from Town to Town, [undecipherable] besides the Military — indeed there will be one grand [underline: Huzza] thro' the State —— The friends of our friend Gen. Lincoln have been out generally in the late Elections — as it is very certain that M^r Hancock is Elected Governor & M^r S. Adams Lt Governor — Gen. [undecipherable: Heath] & Benj. Austin [undecipherable] are chosen Senators for this County, this is much against the wish of the Federalists — Gen. [undecipherable] will not be chosen a Senator as I inform'd in my last — by the Returns from the Western County there is no choice of a Federal Rep. — altho it is said if all the votes had been [undecipherable] M^r Sedgwick would have been elected by a large majority. I will see the Winslows tomorrow on the subject of the [undecipherable] on the Eastern Lands —— your friends are all well & desire to be remembered to you & M^rs Knox —— after the receipt of this you will not write me, as we propose [undecipherable: setting] out for New York, next Wednesday Week, that is, the 22 Ins — you may therefore expect to see us by the last of the month — you may send it if you please — [undecipherable: I] shall certainly be with [undecipherable: us] or near that time —— my love to your family & believe [undecipherable: me] your affectionate — H Jackson [[undecipherable]]