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LETTER LVII.

I reached this place on Thursday evening, (the 14th,)
after a fatiguing ride, from the unseasonable heat of the

weather. On the water it must have been delightful, and,
no doubt, you had a pleasant passage back to Philadelphia; for
there has been a succession of fine warm days, ever since we
parted in Baltimore. I write, not so much because I have
any thing interesting to communicate, as because I flatter myself
my movements are not entirely indifferent to you. I
hope, as soon as you get resettled, you will give me a full
account of your situation; not forgetting your number, as well
as street, and the manner in which you pass your time. I
was overtaken, at the White Chimnies, by Mr. Morton and
Mr. Allen of Prince Edward; who, I presume, have gone on.
Pray call on Mr. Clay, and present him my cordial respects.