[draft partial] I thank you for your favor of the 15th Inst which I found in the post office on Thursday Eveng on my return - & I assure you it gave me infinite pleasure to hear that you & your family were well - The Colo and myself proceeded from here by land to Portland, where we embarked on board a Boat of about 8 or 10 Ton for Burnt Coat and afte a Foggy and disagreeable passage of six days arrived at our place of destination - altho we run within the Islands & harbour'd every night I was extremely sea sick the whole passage - on our return I was determind to take land tacks on board, and accordingly put into Camden where we procured Horses to convey us to Portland, having left a Horse & Chaise at that place on our way down, - a Mr Gregory of Camden furnishd us with Horses & accompanied us as far as Portland Sunday noon - we had much conversation with Mr G respecting the [2] the Patent and the dificulties in that quarter - he is clear they have no grounds for their complaint, and their only motive is to obtain their possessions for [nothing], he says the time you offer them is just and reasonable, and he is sure this must & will finally come into them - he has a high Idea of the value of the Patent, & considers it a source of immense wealth - we calld on Capt Vose & passed an hour or two with him, he gave us some of the best butter and cheese we have eat this year, - the Farm is in a very different situation to what it was when I was there with you, - it is now well Formed and under high cultivation, he is anxious to have more stock, as it will keep double the number he has on it - the people in that neighbourhood give Capt Vose an exceeding good character as a farmer & a man of honor - and interprets, he will be much disappointed as [3] will all the settlers on the patent if you neglect paying them a visit this season - by the enclosed paper you will observe that the Governor has call'd our Legislature together the 15th of next month, which will be a favorable opportunity for you to be here, - your man William & his Wife were well, but I did not see them. - By Capt Mitchel who is arrived here for Ireland, brings accounts that the [impress] of seaman had stopp'd & the appearance of a War was nearly at an end - I am sorry for it - Your Treaty with the Indians has given great satisfaction to all Class's of People in this quarter, particularly to your friends - for my own part I am highly delighted & gratified that you had the Sole conducting of this business [4] business, and was the only [inserted: one] named in the Commission - I find the ship Columbia has been arrived some days - the concerned in that enterprise have sunk 50 pr Ct of their capital, this is a heavy disappointment to them, as they had calculated, every owner to make an independent fortune.