[22 Oct^r. 1796 W^m— [undecipherable: Perry].] Philas. 22 Oct^r. 1796 Dear Sir. I thank you for your letter of the 16th, and for the information it contained. I am persuaded you have had much riding & trouble, but where our friend was interested and the government also, I think you would have found it a difficult task to have remained an indifferent spectator. Things I believe will go on very well. The people seem generally to entertain just ideas of the times, and of the necessity to place a man in the presidency, who will follow the policy and be governed by the pacific principles of his successor. I inclose a few lines on the subject of Dickinson's bond which I pray you to support and if possible get me more as help money — Yours W^m Perry