As I have found a favorable oportunity of Conveing a letter, I am happy to profit of it, to thank you for kind & friendly letter which I recived at Lodi. I congratulate you in the Undertaking you Announce me of the fine building which occupies your taste & kn[ow]ledge, & gratifies your heart, the work is worthy of you, you A[re] Worthy of Such enjoyment. Nothing, I think, is more usefull to mankind than a good Education. I may Say have been very fortunate to give a Spring to it in this Country & See those Children I have had the care of turn out good wives, excellent Mothers, et bonnes femmes de Menage, which was not Understood in those Countries, and which is the pr[inci]pal object of Society and the only usefull. I wish I could come & learn from you, was it the furthest part of Europe nothing would prevent me but that immense Sea, makes it a great distance. I hope however to hear from you as often as you can favor me.—

I am glad you approve my choice of Lodi, it is a quite preaty place, & farr from the buzel of the world wh[ic]h is become trublesome—what a change Since you was here! I Saw Madme De Cornay when at Paris, she is the Same only a little o[l]der, but well, we taulk’d of you.—I know well all the family Dal Verme & have two Children in my establishment, one is just going to be Married to one of the first Nobleman h[e]re.—

I take the liberty to Send another letter to my Brother, I am glad to hear he goes on well, & know he does not push himself forward, this is a family fault I recomend him to you in what you Can be of use to him Since diffidence is his only fault.

I beg to be rememberd to Mr Trumbull.