Your favour of Decemr. 31st. ultimo I have once & again perused with pleasure.—I did not know, until your letter mentioned it that Joseph Adams, formerly the Minister of Newington, was your Uncle—I once heard him preach at York, at a Ministers meeting, from the Words “How is the Gold become dim, and the most fine Gold changed” I then thought He handled the Subject very well, but Whether With, or Without Notes—I never knew.—Afterwards, in passing from Portsmo, Westward to Greenland, I met him, with several attendance going on to Portsmo. to Preach a Lecture, being then 90. Years of < his> age His advanced years made the circumstance Noticeable—And He was then on Horseback—You seem to Suppose that Govr. Bracketts’ Amiable Wife was a Daughter of that Madam Whipple, Who sometimes treated her Guests cavalerely.—I have always understood, that Dr. Bracketts Wife Whose maiden Name was Whipple was a Niece of that Madam Whipple—and who was afterwards the Widow of Parson Lowell, and that she had no Children by either of her Husbands.—

I have lately seen Mr. Websters Discourse on the dual Centureal Anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, And believe it will be read with great pleasure <with> by Antiquarians of every denomination, but especially by their descendants of the Pilgrims. As I can yet use my Pen with facility you will excuse <my> the frequent Scribling of your only Surviving Classmate