Head Quarters Loftus Heights [undecipherable] May 6^th 1799— I have rec'd & am much obliged by your letter, proposing some dispo- sition to accommodate my Family at Concord, but fear that with the Family under the same roof, the accommoda- tion of one [undecipherable] can be [undecipherable] as one could wish — for tho' the fron- t [undecipherable] the large, the Rooms are but few, & my Family will require three lodging apartments — do not however suppose, that after having received a visit from you, I am disposed to set [undecipherable] a claim to your boat, as I am not of that sort — but it has oc- curred to me, that you make it convenient to take an office & lodge in the Village, and dine with me & my Family daily, the whole ex- pense shall be mine, & perhaps the arrangement might not materially affect your Interests; as the desire is that & my people should coope- rate with your men, in attention to your flocks, & [undecipherable] & all other mat- ters — an additional preliminary may be that we shall be bound by Honor & conscience, to improve the Dwelling during our company, & to maintain it [undecipherable] you may require — [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] the case to [undecipherable] with the assu- rance of my respect & Esteem, and with the prospect of taking you by the Hand in two — four Days.— James [undecipherable] P. Walker Esq^r. [Address leaf: P. Walker Esq^r / Concord House; right margin marginalia undecipherable]