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Dear Sir

Edenton 14th April, 1782

Yours of the 9th Ulto. I recieved
by Mr Blount, and afforded me much happi-
-ness to hear of yours and your familys prosper
-ity, I was but too sensible of the obligations
I had received from you are this, but so striking
an instance of your friendship and esteem, in
affoding me your kind advice ( to which I give
you my Word I am resolved to pay the most
strict adherence) has aded one more obligation
to the many, I considered myself under to you
before, and let me assure you it will add much
to my happiness should fortune ever put it in
my power to make you a suitable return,
you request I should inform you upon what terms
I have engaged with Mr Allen, as I did not
immagine myself capable of earning much
wages, I acquainted Mr Littlejohn that I was
willing to leave that, to the gentlemans own
generosity, and I have no doubt from his
repeated assurances of his doing every thing in his
power for my intrest, that I shall have not
the least reason to complain, at the expiration
of the year, for which I should have engaged