Ihopeyouragriculturalinstitutiongoesonwithsuccess。I
consideryouastheauthorofallthegooditshalldo。Abetterideahasneverbeencarriedintopractice。Ouragriculturalsocietyhasatlengthformeditself。LikeourAmericanPhilosophicalSociety，itisvoluntary，andunconnectedwiththepublic，andispreciselyanexecutionoftheplanIformerlysketchedtoyou。SomeStatesocietieshavebeenformedheretofore；theotherswilldothesame。EachStatesocietynamestwoofitsmembersofCongresstobetheirmembersintheCentralsociety，whichisofcoursetogetherduringthesessionsofCongress。TheyaretoselectmatterfromtheproceedingsoftheStatesocieties，andtopublishit；sothattheirpublicationsmaybecalled_l’espritdessocietesd’agriculture_，&c。
TheCentralsocietywasformedthelastwinteronly，sothatitwillbesometimebeforetheygetunderway。Mr。Madison，theSecretaryofState，waselectedtheirPresident。
RecollectingwithgreatsatisfactionourfriendlyintercoursewhileIwasinEurope，Inourishthehopeitstillpreservesaplaceinyourmind；andwithmysalutations，Iprayyoutoacceptassurancesofmyconstantattachmentandhighrespect。
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