[9. Oct^r 96. Cambridge.] Hindman is elected — considering the state of parties this is an important thing. — W. beat him 45. in D. 2. — A. above him in [undecipherable] 27. — In [Talb?] 699. — So he beat him hollow. — Christie I hear will be ousted too — This will be pleasant to you and W. [undecipherable] I know. — One gentle man only in this county is [undecipherable: W. Pet?]. I know not how the report got about but the answer is common when his name is mentioned that he is in debt to the Superior lawyers. Of the state of parties [undecipherable: East?]'d or South'd — I hear nothing — no one hears of such things except at Phila[d]. — & as I have no correspondence with who [undecipherable] to me to a [letter?] by [post?] [undecipherable] in the [march?] — indeed [undecipherable] would [undecipherable] of no service [undecipherable] any more dear if I had it more than it [could?] be to a man [infirm?] in a hogshead — the hogshead for a hogshead might be light enough — but it could not extend its light far — By the bye — you will find some judicious remarks on bringing the Superior officer to a court martial at the call of an ind[undecipherable] —, in the Encyclop[ædia?] — article, Keppel — against the practice. I thank you for the President's address — it has [been] seen in a paper. Affectionately dear Sir y^r always [undecipherable]