I have received your favor incloseing a letter from Richd. Barry, an answer to which I have taken the liberty of incloseing herewith and must ask the favor of you to forward it to him,

On the subject on which I consulted you when you were here I have much to say so that I believe that business must lay over ’til you come home and I can have a personal interview wth. you—It has always appear’d to me that both the funds and the institution had better be placed under the power of the legislature, my present impression is to make an equal division of my Esta. between my Wife and my brother Thos. for their support during their lives or to the longest liver of them, Here some difficulty occurs. to prevent waste of any kind on any part of the property, or a transfer of any part of the life esta. and that no part of it shall be subject to the payment of Debts which may be contracted by either of them, excepting only the annual profits made on the estate, which I know to be abundantly sufficient to support them in great comfort, even under those restrictions—After the death of my Wife and Brother, it is my wish that Commissioners be appointed by the Court to make an Inventory of all the Estate of whatever kind or sort that may remain, valuing the property as it would then sell on one two and three years credit, and that the whole shall be applied as a fund for the support of the institution I mentioned to you, provided, That an equal quota at three annual instalments be furnished by the State of Virginia and applied to the same object, or that the same be done by private Contributions, In the case both should fail, another difficulty arrises with me, I have long reflected on this subject and can see no way in which the fruits of my labour can be better applied, (after those that are the dearest to me can have no further use for it) than to the object now contemplated, I thought therefore of making some provision in my Will in case the State of V. or private individuals should not contribute a like sum which I leave for the above object within a limited time; but am at a loss what to do, more than to promise to try to keep myself alive until I can get the aid of your reflections and better judgment in this business—

My Health is greatly better than it was when I had the pleasure of seeing you last, I very much wish to go to the Springs but as the time approaches for me to set out many obstacles to my going seem to present themselves, With sincere regard

I am yr friend