I received in due course your letter of the 24th. ultimo with $137.56 and supposed after you had arranged the small amount paid for duties &ca. you would remit the remaining sum.

But by a letter received this day from the President, I am persuaded my accounts transmitted the 7th. ultimo were not sufficiently explicit, as he says—“for the wines from Marseilles via Halifax Mr. Madison remitted for him & my self.”

The $137.56 received from you with the $30.44 to receive from Majr. Butler make only $168—which I repaid Messrs. R. & Hartshorne for tonnage &ce. You will observe by my Account enclosed to you the 7th. Ulto. I paid duties on those wines &ca

from Halifax	45 −5
I received from Mr Butler	9.64
		35.41
paid sundry cartage Storage &ce.		8.44
which sum of	dollars 43.85

yet remains due to me. If, upon re:examination you find the statement correct, you will whenever convenient, be pleased to remit the amount.

I am sorry to have occasioned you this trouble by My statement not being sufficiently clear in the first instance Very sincerely yours