On the 31st. Ult. I recd. your Letter of the 21.st by Mr Livingston;1 and Mr Miller this Morning brought me one from Nancy.2 Since I last wrote to you3 I have seen Uncle Augustus— His Health is very much impaired & his Mind at least as much so as his Health— There is however no immediate Danger to be apprehended— His Disorder is a severe Headache accompanied sometimes with a Derangement or rather Stupefaction of his Intellect. It attacks him suddenly at irregular Intervals— He is situated in a very decent Family and in a very good House; & I think is better accommodated than he has been in any other place— I could not find that he wanted any thing which I could supply; but I agreed to allow his Landlord a reasonable Addition to his Board for the extraordinary Trouble & Attention which his Ill Health makes necessary— Sir James lives within a mile of him & sees him every day.4 While in Jersey I also went to Mr N. J. Roosevelts who received me very politely but would make no Promise of any immediate Payment.5 He only engaged to make Exertions for that purpose. He has completed the Steam Engines for the Philadelphia Water Works; but instead of making Money by them, he says he has lost 30,000 Dollars— As some Recompense the Company have permitted him to erect on his own Account, such Machines as he thinks proper, to be worked by the Extra power of the Engines, which it seems were made much larger and more powerful than was necessary— In Consequence he is about erecting rolling & slitting Mills &c. In the mean time the wor Mine is no longer worked; & I saw not more than a Dozen Workmen at his foundery where he formerly employed 80 or 90. All these Circumstances I think indicate a hazardous Situation— If after such a Loss he is able to engage immediately in new & very expensive Undertakings he could not be embarrassed to pay the Interest due to you which was all I insisted on. I should suppose a pretty pressing letter from you would have a good Effect.6 He ought to pay off at least the Interest & the principal of the small Bond for £300 for which you have no Security except the Assignment of Marks Debt to him—7 Mr J. Rutherford is now in Town & has promised to execute the Partition Deeds for the Sussex Swamp tomorrow.8

Upon recs. your Letter by Mr. B. Livingston I immediately visited him—He has returned the visit & I am to dine with him on Wednesday—9

Nancy writes me that the Wedding is to take place on the 22d.10 I shall of course be at Albany on that Day— I propose also ^to^ go to White Plains on the 9th. when the Meeting is to be held there.11 I have been so little in my Office since the Beginning of the Year that during the few days I have passed in Town, pressing Business of my Clients has prevented me from attending to many Matters which require Attention—

I regret to learn that Mama continues as when I left her.12 My own Health is better tho not entirely reestablished— I am your Affect. Son,