I have recd. your letter of the 9th. inst.1 & am much obliged to you for your Opinion on the Subject mentioned in it. My objections to the petition were not founded on an apprehension that we should suceed but to dislike asking for a Seat not because we had a bona fide right to it, but because of irregularities which tho highly reprehensible in those who committed them, did not in fact make the result of the Election other than it would have been, had they not been committed & which too, ought not to be imputed to the opposite Candidates— I do not believe the House of Representatives will give us a Seats— But ^will^ I petition or not as the General Comee. here may desire—2

I have filed a Bill to foreclose the Mortgage of Isaac Brown junr. to you as trustee for Mrs. Watkins. But the Land has been sold under an Execution & the Purchaser has sent me a year’s Interest & promised to give additional Security. I have therefore stayed proceedings for the present.

I have recd. for you $406.25/100 Rent of Stone House— & of R. Buchan3 for his Note for part of the furnace lot $505.83/100 & from Mr Stevens $700 for Interest. I have put out for you $2500 to Hachaliah Baily4 of Somers upon a Bond & Judgment.

You will see by the papers that Mr Clinton is reappointed Mayor—5 Some unpleasant feelings have been occasioned by this Measure. A few days before the Council of appointment were to convene the Federal Members of it met to consult on the general Course of Conduct it would be proper for them to pursue— Mr. Peter Radcliff said it would be necessary to remove Mr C. General Platt declared himself of a different Opinion— Mr. Radcliff then grew warm, said he considered the party to have pledged themselves (by electing him) to restore his brother— That he should regard a refusal to do so as a personal Insult on himself & finally declared that he would not go with the other federal members in making any appointment unless he was gratified in this— Gen. P. replied that he thought such a Declaration rash & hoped it would be reconsidered, but that he could not act against his own Judgment to gratify Mr. R., the latter however adhered to his resolution & the Conference broke up. When the Council met Genl Platt moved to remove Th[omas]. A[ddis]. Emmett from the office of Atty General— Mr Radcliff moved that the further Consideration of that motion should be postponed he was seconded by Wilkin the democratic Member & the Council being divided the Govr. gave his casting Vote in the Affirmative. Another Motion was in like Manner postponed. Genl Platt then said he could never submit to a System of Coertion & moved that DeWitt Clinton should be appointed Mayor of New York Mr. Stearns & Mr. Wilkin voted with him against Mr Radcliff & the motion was carried. Mr R. has placed himself in an awkward Situation & will find it difficult to recover the ground he has lost with the federal party— In this City however Judge R. has more personal Influence with the lower Class of voters than any other Man whatever— and I should not be surprized if we felt the effects of it at the next election.6

I am very happy to hear that you are at least as well as usual— Maria writes that the fever is subsiding at Albany— We are all quite well I am my dr father Your affect son