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tained, there was every kind of vegetables and fruit common in the cities of America; such as pease, beans, cabbages, asparagus, melons, peaches, &;c. At dinner, amongst other things, a quarter of roasted lamb was served up; a thing hardly to have been expected at an Indian table. 2d Month, 10th. This morning I visited S. B. at his office in the Treasury, of which he is the head clerk. From the Treasury I was kindly conducted by J. P. to his mother's, who was then resident with her son-in-law, J. M. the pre- sent Secretary of State to the United States. I spent a little time pleasantly with the Secretary, who was confined to his house, by a hurt he had received upon his knee; and although pretty much a stranger in the family, I received a kind invita- tion to call at his house, whenever business might lead me to Washington city. As I had never seen Thomas Jefferson, the President of the United States, this hospitable family offered to introduce me to him, and the Secretary's brother-in-law accompanied me to the President's house, where I was received by him with a shake by the hand, as though we had been old acquaintance; and immediately he entered into conversation with as much freedom as if we had been long known to each other. After sitting a