Assassinations，suicides，thefts，robberies，and，whatisworsethanassassination，theft，suicideorrobbery，theblackestslanders！
Indeedthemanmustbeofrock，whocanstandallthis；toMr。Adamsitwillbebutonevictorythemore。Itwouldhaveillysuitedme。
Idonotlovedifficulties。Iamfondofquiet，willingtodomyduty，butirritablebyslanderandapttobeforcedbyittoabandonmypost。TheseareweaknessesfromwhichreasonandyourcounselswillpreserveMr。Adams。IfancyitmustbethequantityofanimalfoodeatenbytheEnglishwhichrenderstheircharacterinsusceptibleofcivilisation。Isuspectitisintheirkitchensandnotintheirchurchesthattheirreformationmustbeworked，andthatMissionariesofthatdescriptionfromhencewouldavailmorethanthosewhoshouldendeavortotamethembypreceptsofreligionorphilosophy。ButwhatdothefoolishprintersofAmericameanbyretailingallthisstuffinourpapers?Asifitwasnotenoughtobeslanderedbyone’senemieswithoutcirculatingtheslandersamonghisfriendsalso。
ToshewyouhowwillinglyIshalleverreceiveandexecuteyourcommissions，Iventuretoimposeoneonyou。FromwhatIrecollectofthediaperanddamaskweusedtoimportfromEnglandIthinktheywerebetterandcheaperthanhere。Youarewellacquaintedwiththoseofbothcountries。IfyouareofthesameopinionIwouldtroubleyoutosendmetwosetsoftableclothsandnapkinsfor20
coverseach，byColo。FranksorMr。Barclaywhowillbringthemtome。ButifyouthinktheycanbebettergothereIwouldratheravoidthetroublethiscommissionwillgive。Iincloseyouaspecimenofwhatisofferedmeat100。livresforthetableclothand12napkins。Isupposethat，ofthesamequality，atablecloth2。