§ From Joel Barlow. 18 September 1806, Ballston Springs. “The enclosed letter from William Lee is to ask leave of absence to come to the U. S. for a few months.1 It has been a long time arriving. If his request should be granted I know it would oblige him very much to have the answer dispatched as soon as convenient, & if not too much trouble, by duplicate, as many letters miscarry.”