About the midle of this month it was your request to have the ornaments for Bedford House, as well as the ornaments for the University they are all, in great fordwardness and will be redy for shipment on the Last of this month, no time has been Lost sincs I have been at home or have I applyed a single hour to any other Employment so verry Laboreous & difficult has been this undertaking. but my sending them to that time will in som mesure depend on the Unfortunate state of this City which has becom so dangereous to the Health and Life of it’s inhabitants as nearty to drain a 3d of the number it Contained at least all that can any way Convenintly leave such a sink of disease and corruption, I need not say to you that it will Contunue its Scourgeing march ontill the first part of November at which time we are visited by the Healthy nor’west winds and a Black, frost. so much do I dislike this Stinking Pestilential City, and so dread the prevailing fever that I thought it Proper to leave the City for this little Town I tharfore at all Chances of fire & Robbery have Locked up my furniture all the Led ornaments and in fact all I have, Except my Tools and thee moulds for thee internal Ornaments which I must now finish in this Town, they will take me to finish about 3 weeks to Compleat the whole & as soon as that is don If it is at all Prudent I shall go in to New-York. Pack then up & send then by the first ship to Richmond but all that I shall advise the Proctor with be for the time.   on the arrival of your Last favour I waited on mr. maverick gave him your Drawing the Oarder and all necessiry information as I have not seen him sincs I hope he has wrote to you to whom I refered him for any other information he might stand in want of he Pronised to send you a Proofe Plate I hope by this time he has don so. If he has not & you will be Pleased to let me know I will write to him as he also may have Left the City