With great pleasure, I, yesterday, received your favour of the 1st Inst. acknowledging the receipt of my letter of July 21st.—I conceive it important always thus early to advise a correspondent of the receipt of important letters, which I offer as my apology for this line.

Were it not for the trouble in writing at your time of life, I should be tempted to draw largely upon your benevolence, in this way. As it is, I must wait till my business permit me to visit Boston, when I shall not fail offering my respects in person.

The pamphlet to which you refer—“Pol. of Conn.”—exceedingly perplexed high-Fliers. They said “there is something wrong in it, but we do not know what.”—

Permit me to ask the omission of the title “revd.” in my address—as I am now the man of business and the citizen. As I have a nephew H.C. in Boston, brother of Wm E. Channing—to distinguish me from him—letters are often addressed to me—H.C. Esqr. This distinction is however unnecessary excepting when I am in Boston.—

With great Respect & Affection,