I received your obliging Letter at New York, and it was peculiarly acceptable to me and my Companions, and of great Use to Us among our Friends at New York. We all intreat the Continuance of your Favours, you can have no Idea of the Pleasure We take, in the Letters of our Friends and especially in yours because the Contents of it were very usefully particular and interesting. The Generals Character has gained no Accession of Dignity or Honour from his Treatment of your worthy Coll.

I am determined to write no Politicks, because Letters may miscarry. It is Sufficient to Say that our Accounts from every Quarter of the Disposition of the People is very favourable. New York and Philadelphia, Cities, which contain the greatest Numbers of artfull and lukewarm People, are put wholly out of Countenance, by the Spirited Patriotism of all the other Colonies.

In the Course of my Tour, I have had an opportunity of Seeing many Lawyers, of Eminence in their several Countries.—Mr. Paine, and Mr. Seymour at Hartford—Mr. Hosmore at Middleton—Mr. Douglass and even Mr. Ingersoll at Connecticutt—Mr. Smith, Mr. Scott, Mr. Duane, Mr. Jay at New York—Mr. Hood and Mr. Serjeant at the Jerseys1—&c.

I wrote you 21st. Inst. which I hope you have receiv'd. The publick Prints of to Day, Which you will doubtless see, have been so satisfactory in their Accounts of the Proceedings of People in different Parts of the Province, as to render it unnecessary for me to write them.1 Every thing here is driving fast to an important Crisis. The Governor, if Report says true, is determined at all Hazards to enforce the Parliamentary Edicts, and the People on the other Hand are as firmly resolv'd they never shall take Place. Several of the mandamus Men have already resign'd. And it seems generally agreed to oblige them all to do so or force them to seek Protection in the Camp. Mr. Breck will be able to satisfy all your Inquiries, and is of too communicative a Disposition not to do it with Pleasure.

Our Enemies now give out that it is impossible the Congress should agree, and the Tories, harden'd Wretches as they are, hope great things from your Disunion of Sentiments. It is the only Hope they have left. May Disappointment blast their traiterous Wishes!

Tully tells Us “Homines ad Deos nulla Re proprius accedunt, quam Salutem Hominibus dando.”2 I wish all the Members of the grand American Senate may believe this as truly as I know Yourself to do. And may it animate them to Exertions that shall issue in our Salvation. Should your honest, your great Endeavours terminate in so glorious an Event, there is no one who would join, with more Pleasure, the exulting Throng of your happy Contrymen in hailing Ye our Saviours than your most obliged and obt. Servt.,