35

No 3.

Raleigh 5th July 1820

Gentlemen

Your last favor requesting further
information respecting your suits reached Raleigh
while I was on my circuit: On my return I was
attacked with a bilious fever, which unfitted me
[crossed out words] for the favors of my correspondents: And I
dare say you have ^discovered that persons of our profession who
deal more in [underline] talking than writing are not such
punctual correspondents as correctness in business
sometimes might seem to require. I shall
endeavor to be more punctual hereafter.

None of your cases in this state under my
care are in a doubtful way save one- that
is the note against "James Harrisson &Co" - with a [wavy underline] Seal
to it. You no doubt are aware, that one partner
cannot find another by deed, by which we mean
an instrument [underlined] under seal - the only remedy a
[underlined] Law therefore, on this note, was agt James Harrisson
himself who executed it- He being long since
[insolent?], to proceed agt him would to have been
to encrease expence- I accordingly have caused