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be informed that you live in the remembrance of your friends here, more than any qualificati-on at present experienced for writing, is the cause of my addressing you at this time—for tho’ it might be possible for my head to dictate &; my hand to write something that should sound agreeable, yet without a correspondent feeling of the heart, it would be alas! but as sounding Brass— In sincere love in which I am joined by my wife I am affectionatly your friend, Thomas Wistar -- To Joel Swayne Halliday Jackson &; Henry Simmons Fourth Letter to the Committee Genesinguhta3rd mo. 24th 1799 Dear Friends, Our last letter to you was dated the 23rd of the 3rd month last but was delay'd here some time before we could get it forwarded to Franklin, since which we received a letter from Thomas Wistar dated the 19th of 11th mo. 98 and were thankful to find that the late