New York 5 April 1790 Dear Sir Your favor of the 14^th of December last & duly received, and last evening I also received yours of the 8^th of last month — I can convince the [Dermonds] [at their own saying] of they are honest men, that the endorsing on their fathers note here on account of — the £110 [originals] from [undecipherable] — and I shall never confuse he may other [confession] of the endorsers — Mr. [Dunten], [Salarome] on his own hand writing, which [undecipherable] ordered in his [cash] book will he good man — [a] he case — but the note itself is all that [would] be necessary — I am sensible, of the uncertainties of men minds while the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] petitions are favourably received at the general court — Had I been able to have been at Boston at the last [session] before the business [were,] I have been terminated — It is most probable that I shall be there at the next June session — I should have thought there Capt. [Kilmore] had given you [an account] to [notice] [statement] of his applications to his [friends] — The committee to whom the several petitions were referred were convinced finally of the improper conduct where there has been also a striking [undecipherable] petitions, and made [a] report that the petitioners should have clearly heard their petitions — My [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] would have been had not the many, [undecipherable] got the business before the next session — The object of the petition is what the general Court cannot grant — it is to take land away from its lawful proprietors & [transfer] it to the people who have no legal or just claim thereto — But [undecipherable] I am sensible of the prejudices of the people who are artfully fomented by designing persons — and therefore I mean apply myself to have the [undecipherable] but be here [undecipherable] — It is my intention to be at the present the present year the next summer he has of [undecipherable] unless the general Court [first] express their sentiments on the subject of the petition — In that case we may hope for a full settlement in all the people. This [is] the conduct of the petitioners that prevent the [undecipherable] being [undecipherable] to raise the deeds where we have stipulated It has always been settled there was never [any] difficulty [attending] the [undecipherable] meaning there was prove on giving the deeds at the time we have stipulated — and I do not suppose that we shall be ready [here] before the time [undecipherable] of the lower nearly the [undecipherable] — for what I expect to be able to give this year when I shall be at the present — The list of taxes which you transmitted to me on your last [undecipherable] — for the amount of my 3/5[undecipherable] to wit £7. 1. 4/— you will draw on General [Jackson] for who will [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — the remaining [undecipherable] you had better remit to the Treasurer for it will go [undecipherable] 3/— — [undecipherable marginal annotations] but my wife I shall not leave this or [undecipherable] herself on [undecipherable] place up towards Belfast — I am exceedingly desirous that you should be contented in your situation of the sensible that you are for [undecipherable] managing yourself in a prosperous [undecipherable] your circumstances — and may they have [undecipherable] as to avoid to be [undecipherable] — an object I shall [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — If therefore any plan can be devised for our mutual [undecipherable] — I shall be happy to contribute [undecipherable] — I shall again send you by Mr. [undecipherable] who will embark [undecipherable] your house for Boston — I am Dear Sir Your [humble servant?] [signature] Col. Thomas [undecipherable] — [undecipherable]