I have taken my time to give you the further intelligence of your case of books necessary, as the season had arrested the vessel in which it was shipped for Richmond, & is only very lately relaxing so far as to permit some efforts for the prosecution of her voyage. There is some hope now that the books will be in a short time delivered to Collo Peyton, to whom I shall write by this mail.

I had engaged another vessel to carry the box before I heard from you; but though the master called at the ship with my order, he was so much afraid of the gathering ice, as to leave it & depart precipitately.

The entry at this office made by my son, in submission to form & law, is as follows.

	1 box books—value ⅌ invo	Stg		£7.	4.	–
	deduct disct & cost of box				16.	6
				6.	7.	6
	10 ⅌Ct				12.	9
				7.	0.	3	or D31.00 @ 15 ⅌Ct	D4.65
	permit 20 Cts—blanks for entry 25 Cts =	D .45		=				.70
	Draya from ship	25						Ds5.35

The box is shipped in the Schr Spartan, Capt Creighton, consigned to Collo Bernd Peyton Richmond.

I have only to add my wishes for your constant health & peace, to the tender of any future services I may be permitted to render, & remain with unchanging sentiments of respectful gratitude