I receive with much Esteem Affection and Gratitude this obliging Address. The Approbation you have the goodness to express is both a reward and an Encouragement.

I congratulate you, Gentlemen on the translation of the Government to the City so near you. As the Country between the former Seat and the present is beautifull and fertile, in a high degree, I hope that all the Reluctance which remained <to> against the Change, will Soon be removed, and that the Virtues and Talents of the United States may here be displayed, forever, for the Preservation and Perfection of our Country.