I have had the pleasure of receiving your favor by Mr. Alden & the one of the 23d Ult.1 and thank you for them as well as for the kind allowance you make for the apparent silence on my part I say apparent because in reallity I had written; but the letter which Mr. Dalton took charge of, I requested might be left with Mr. Gore,2 least it might share the fate of one sent you at Exeter last year—3 & another letter you will find at Rhode Island— This I shall likewise send by the packet.4 The Children as well as myself still enjoy health the little miniature piece continues good humor’d, healthy & sprightly. Clarinda & her Child are also bravely, I am surpris’d that no one has yet presented your order for the Naraganset horse—5

I believe I inform’d you that Mrs. Low immediately succeeded Mrs. Hamilton; yesterday Mrs. Hamilton’s brother call’d here to let me know that she was willing to return here at the expiration of the month that Mrs. Low had engadged to serve me—for you may recollect that she was fearful of engaging for a longer time— I mentioned the proposition I had received to Mrs. Low, observing to her that it was necessary she should make up her mind fully at present, as it would put me to great inconvenience should she find herself unequal to the fatigue unavoidable in her station when you are at home & we in the way of entertaining a great deal of company—as I did not endeavor to lessen her idea of the activity & health necessary to the performance of the tasks required, she concluded she had better cede the place to Mrs. Hamilton, who doubtless excedes her in those requisites— I have managed the affair in an manner that suits myself & satisfies them— So much for the home Department.

Now for the election— How my Love will you bear the mortification of embarking on board a Rhode-Island Packet to return to New York, leaving to Judge Cushing the superlative pleasure of traversing the ^green^ woods,6 & attending learned discussions at Bennington?7 Yet that I believe must be your deplorable fate unless something very unexpected should occur. I shall send you a ^news^ paper from which you will perceive how the election stands, & this evening I will obtain an account of the examination of the votes this day— Judge Hobart is so sanguine, that he is sure of a majority for you, even tho’ the Otsego votes shd. be lost— You will doubtless be pleased at having a majority in the City of New York. & County of West Chester, as being the places in which you are most known—

Mr. Lawrance has brought his Lady here on a visit—8 last evening I waited upon her at Mrs. Loring’s. Phil Pe. Livingston9 happened to be there; he whisper’d me that if we went into the Government house he should be happy to have ours— I inform’d him of what had passed between Sir John & You on that subject—

Susan & myself have just received an invitation to pass the evening at Phill’s next Thursday with Mrs. Lawrence— As Mrs. S. Van Ranselier is in Town10 I intend inviting her & Mrs. Lawrance &c. next week— To morrow the packet is to sail and if any thing new takes place I shall have the pleasure of communicating it to you— It is expected the Votes will all be canvass’d by this day se’en-night— if earlier you shall have immediate intelligence pr. post. Judge Hobart told me that he wd. write you if he did not depend upon me— but that it was unnecessary to make you pay double postage.