Maria & Nancy arrived in town yesterday & are not the worse for their ride. I have recd your letter of the 26th. inst1 which they brought & have the one to Lord Amherst2 to the Post Office to go by the packet. I shall observe your Directions concerning the Lisbon Wine. I was sorry I could see so little of William when he was here during the whole time that he was in town & indeed ever since till yesterday I have been obliged to be in Court every day. I have at length received the Money due from Mr Mumford viz $1476. $1452. 57/100 It is proposed to build a Church for Mr Frey the converted Jew, & one of his Congregation applied to me two days ago to know if you would sell them for that purpose four lots on Walker Street. I told him that you were not disposed to sell at present. But he pressed me to mention it to you which I promised to do. I have heard nothing more of the African free school. The Canal Street lots I am in hopes will rise in Value after the Regulation of that street sufficiently to pay all the Expences altho they are likely to prove very heavy.3

Mr Canfield was here yesterday & I agreed to lend to a Mr Saml Palmer $250. To prevent the necessity of his coming to town I consented that he should shew the title to his Land to William who if he approved it would draw the bond & Mortgage which are to be to the Corporation for relief &c. the title of which I will write below. I am my dear father. Your affect. Son,

Sam Palmer
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The Corporation for the relief of Widows & Children of Clergymen of the protestant episcopal Church in the State of New York	Bond dated 28th Oct 1818
	Penalty $500
	Condition $250
	payable 28 Oct 1819
Samuel Palmer &    his wife	Mortgage to secure sd Bond
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The same

The word Successors is to be inserted in the place of heirs &c after the Corporation