Permit me to present my congratulations on the prospect of peace.

Anxious to have the principles of my invention, in the construction of wheel-carriages, fairly & fully tested, I now send, enclosed, a Certificate of a single Right to make use of the improvement. I sent, some days since, the little pamphlet on that subject.1 Should it not be thy wish to use the Right I send, please hand it to some friend who will make the experiment; & I would be thankful to be informed of the result.

Exasperated at the conduct of a wretch who imposed himself on my friend, & came from Canada as a Spy, I gave intimation of it to thee.2 I wrote the particulars to Genl. Macomb, & described the villain & his associate haunts. I have also learnt of a disgraceful traffic, between our Officers & the British, which I meant to disclose; but peace may make it unneccessary, & I am sorry I troubled thee with any notion of it. With respect, &c.