When I had the pleasure of visiting you at Monticello, I mentioned a letter from the late Governor M’Kean to me, relating to ocurrences, on the day that Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence,1 which I had lent to Mr Binns, who, unfortunately, mislaid it. The other day he was lucky enough to find it, & to deliver it to me; and I now enclose you, agreeably to my promise, a copy of the original, that you may compare it with your minutes, to ascertain whether it be correct.

I have searched the Secret Journals of Congress, as published, and do not find the resolution, supposed to have been adopted.

It was my intention, and indeed my anxious desire, to have visited you, & to have received your parting blessing before I left the U States, perhaps never to return; but as I must be prepared to embark by the middle of April, I fear that I shall not enjoy this consolation. At this moment, all the acts of personal kindness & friendship, the distinguish marks of political confidence and your uniform un-varying support crowd on my recollection.