I received your letter of the 11th this morning, by Mr Maxwell; and take the favourable opportunity of answering it by Mr Chapman, who is going down to Bremo tomorrow—Since the late unhappy occurrences here; every thing seems to be changed for the better; the young men are becoming more studious...

having put of writing to you until now with the expectation that you would be up here about this time to wait upon Genl Lafayette to Bremo, but having heard that he would not have time to visit you, and would be oblidged to leave here tomorrow, I concluded that if you had heard of his intentions...