SW_HJ1798_025

Fourth month 28th receiv'd the First letter from the Committee Being as follows — Philadelphia 2nd mo. 19th 1799Dear Friends, Feeling our minds solici-tous on your accounts, which solicitude our Ignorance of your situation has considerably augmented, not haveing received any information from you since your letter of the 11th mo. 19th last, which is the second we receiv'd since Joshua Sharpless and John Pierce left you We are desirous you may be supported under any discouragements may present owing to the interruption that we apprehend has happened to our correspondence, and that you may be ena-bled to persevere in the cause we are mutu-ally engaged in, of which so arduous a task has fallen to your lot; a cause which the more we are engaged in, and contemplate on