Sir:
I had the honor of your Excellency’s Letter Yesterday by Capt. Farragut and was extremely glad to hear of your being in health. Since the rising of the Assembly I have not been able to procure freight for one single hogshead of Tobacco, the boats being always filled with the Merchants produce who also had it in their power to load them up; but as the hurry of their Business is now Chiefly over, expect soon to prevail on the Shippers to take it down. I shall attend to your Excellency’s directions Respecting the Re-inspection & other Matters and have a proper account of it transmitted as soon as it possibly can be done.