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of his integrity, his philanthropy, and excellenttalents, that it would decidedly be to thy interest andadvantage. I intend to send this letter by the Juliana, CaptainBrown, and shall deliver to his care a small box,(marked Patrick Colquhoun, Esquire, London,) con-taining twelve copies of the Account of New-York State Prison, and an equal number of the last report.A packet contains two, which thou wilt be so goodas to send to William M. Pitt, Esquire, whose obligingletter and reports merit my warmest thanks.—Tothe politeness of Jeremy Bentham, I feel much in-debted, and request his acceptance of two copies ofthe same book, the residue are intended for thyself,and other friends. I have not yet time to read all the books whichthou sent me; but intend to do so very soon, andshall write to William M. Pitt, and Jeremy Bentham. This is intended as a letter of business; in my nextI shall speak to thee on the subjects mentioned in thymost valuable interesting letters, received in answerto mine, by Charles Wilkes. Should an edition of the work, I have sent, beprinted in London, it would add much to its value, ifthe last report (now sent) was printed with the ap-pendix, as it contains results more flattering thanthose of any former; some preliminary remarks, bythyself, or Jeremy Bentham, would stamp a greatervalue on the work, and give it a wider circulation. I am, with very great regard and esteem, Truly, Thy assured friend, THOMAS EDDY. New York, 7th mo. 15th, 1803. ESTEEMED FRIEND, I have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt ofthy very acceptable and instructive letter, of 16thFebruary, and to request thee to accept my sincere