As the Letter you did me the Honor to write by Marqs. Fayette makes no mention of some ^long^ Letters from me to you & the Chevr., I am convinced that they have miscarried.1 I should sooner have thought so if the Channel thro’ which ^they^ were sent had not been such as to render such accidents very rare and improbable—

It seems too that you have heard Nothing from me about the Peace— This must appear no less singular to you than it wd. to me if ^I^ had not ^heretofore^ experienced too ma many similar mortifications from the Post office.

The Conversation I have had with the Marqs. was very interesting— He carried^ies^ his Zeal for America whereever he goes— When we meet I will repeat some of the civil things he said of you—

We have not had a Line from Congress since the arrival of the Preliminaries in America. The Councils of Britain ^still^ continue deranged.2 When the definitive Treaties will be signed is uncertain— It is said ^that^ Witnesses to the Ex[ecutio]n. of them are expected ^requested from^ Vienna & Peters-borough—

I shall be very glad to see you here, for in my opinion your Talents may be to the full as useful here at Versailles as at Madrid.

I shall request the favor of the Countess de Montmorin to give this Letter a place with her Dispatches— I have the honor to be with great Respect and Attachmt. Yr Exys most obt. and very hmble Servt