I thank you, Sir, for the informn yo[u] are so kind as to give me of the invention for breaking & dressing flax & hemp. it is a great invention and will tend to restor[e] those plants to a rivalship again with cotton, the facility of whose manipuln had promised to bring it into almost exclusive use. I presume the public paper[s] will soon inform us of the cost & means of procuring the machine for commo[n] use. accept my respectful salutns.