My dear Sir, I assure you I did by no means expect regular returns to my letters — I wrote from a very decided motion, because it was agreeable to me to hold these Soliloquies towards you — like most great talkers was not displeased to talk all — and I know your engagements — [undecipherable] it would be improper to trust Opinions by [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — I wish you had recollected [undecipherable] — by [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] in your letter, for [undecipherable] it is in a [undecipherable] yet — [underline: He is a very wicked] and prejudiced man — [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — I too have been Sensible [undecipherable] short [undecipherable] cations of M. A. — perhaps [undecipherable] is on the same — A. [undecipherable] is attacked throughout all [undecipherable] State [undecipherable] on his [undecipherable] — but I do not [undecipherable] in a [undecipherable] unless you [undecipherable] one once a month from any [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] I hope and [undecipherable] in his [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] Election is right — [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] is as he should be — [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is right — [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] — and will Probably be the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] C. has no [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — ah — why was not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] friend [undecipherable] of Baltimore [undecipherable] — for you have [undecipherable] up that [undecipherable] is bad management. I am sorry to say that I begin to wish to be in Phila[delphia] — I should be alarmed at such [undecipherable] [undecipherable] did not I not [undecipherable] that I principally wish to see & talk you [undecipherable] about three months. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] affectionately [undecipherable] 20. Oct. 96. It has been hinted to me that Some friends in the Western Shore mean to hold up a certain [undecipherable] member as next governor — & to make their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — his Excellence [undecipherable] — good — This may be more talk — and