[Marginalia: Received from State [undecipherable] / Nov [undecipherable]] [92] Bordentown June 8^th — 1800— You will find my good [undecipherable] how ready I am to [undecipherable] every request made by you—for fear of runing into the [same] [undecipherable] I am now feard to write, before recieving an Answer to [your] last [undecipherable] now occurs, therefore their is so great a [undecipherable: probable reading "sameness"] through—[undecipherable] whole of my episttes, that I am apprehensive they cannot [undecipherable] pleasure, which I wish always to have in my [power to] convey — No arrival of my Brother yet, what can be the [motive] of his delay? I am ever willing to put the best constructions upon his actions, and to believe that he is [p]laning [s]ome great Scheme for his future emoluments — I wish he may be able to [settle] in [Phil[undecipherable]] I am convinced it would be to his advantage — What news in the [P]olitical World? I [seem] to be excluded from every information [th]at way; do let me know in your next, who is put out of [Of]fice, [undecipherable] new appointments, by whom fill'd, for from the [present] [undecipherable] things — I should be at a loss to know who will be found capable of replacing those worthy characters that ha[ve] been dismiss'd — I wish you could surprize me, by filling one of [the] high Stations — I am conscious no person has a better claim — merit [undecipherable] often goes unrewarded — whid I think a reflection upon human [undecipherable] M[r] Phillips I expect is, or will [soon], be with you — [undecipherable] suited yourself with a Country-Seat for his [f]amily — [undecipherable] cannot rest satisfied without having every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] friends, few feel more interested in their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Sometimes, I fear I am over Solicitous for their we[lfare] — You never mention the Children to me. I want to hear [that] they make great progress in their education, that is of the most consequence at present, and I trust will prove equally serviceable [undecipherable] in the grow[ing] to riper years — I have [undecipherable] Benjamin's family, but what I glean from my Brother's letters — Aunt must have received a letter from me [near] a week ago — [T]his Boat I expect will bring me Answers to my last [undecipherable] June 25^th — You will perceive by the date above, this [undecipherable] written 2 weeks[.] I am made happy by receiving [undecipherable] you, though its contents ha[ve] caused me infinite [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of my good Brother — [undecipherable] what was I the [undecipherable: probable reading "happiest"] after his repeated [undecipherable] [undecipherable] nothing I hope has [transpired] [undecipherable] — to cause such a sudden change — [undecipherable] to write him fully shortly upon the [sub]ject — [undecipherable] let me ardently pray, that his [under]takings may be prosperous; and that [sooner] or later we may all meet, upon a [m]uch happier Basis then we have been for [s]ome time — I sincerely sympathise with M[r] Ball[undecipherable] [undecipherable] family, on the death of so amiable a daughter, and [undecipherable] hope, Miss [undecipherable: probable reading "Field"] will prove in some [m]anner [undecipherable] by doing all in her power to make up for Molly's loss — I am glad to hear [Co]l Pickerings family are [accommodated] in a lovely Villiege, which I look upon [undecipherable: probable reading "Easton"] to be [undecipherable] no eyes but yours may peruse this [scrawl], for [undecipherable] me the ink & pens are so bad that I can [sc]arcely write intelligible. I expect I Shall have to beg some of you from the Office — I certainly shall not attempt to write to any of my acquaintance till I replace my ink—[I]nk—Stand — Your partial eyes will make every allowance — Adieu, Yours with respect & [underline: Maria M[undecipherable]] [Address panel: undecipherable]