Thanking him for his letters and saying he "had not leisure hardly to think of any thing but defending the Country which was at that time invaded in the part most vulnerable because, I fear, most disaffected. We are so much exposed from the intersection of Water, that we shall during the Summer be frequently subject to this predatory war, and which it is impossible for us to prevent;" commenting on "Mr. Lauren's Conduct in writing the Letter to Governor Houston;" saying it "only proves what I suspected after a very short knowledge of him. That he has violent passions, little Judgment and I was going to add a bad Heart. I could wish that his Letter had been forwarded to me. Smith however will give us that with the whole proceedings upon it and than I shall be able to form a better judgment of his Conduct;" saying he has been unable to attend the House of Delegates more than twice and thus does not know the sentiments of the Delegates on the important issues with which the Congress is engaged; adding that he is leaving for Williamsburg and will write again .