Address panel to "Mrs. Hancock / Baltimore;" free frank.
Part of a collection of autograph letters by the Signers of the Declaration of Independence; see collection-level record for MA 554.1-60 for more information.
Informing her that he had arrived safely despite the bad roads, that he met Governor Johnston "who is just come from the Gen'l. things look well & I Judge we shall remain at Philad'a. if I find it so on my Arrival there, you may Depend I shall immediately Send for you; Do as you Judge best with respect to Inoculating the Child, if there should be a prospect of your Soon Coming it would be best to keep it off, but it is impossible to foresee events, I must leave it with you;" asking her to send a gift of linen to Mrs. Grant as a present from him for her "Civilities;" suggesting to her that she ask Mrs. Hillegas to "have her husband's picture Taken on Horseback, I assure her he Cuts a most Capital figure;" relating what he had for dinner and adding, in a postscript, "The Turkey was so tough that I broke out one of my Teeth."