[draft] Boston Octor. 28. 1787 - My dear Harry Your favor of the 21st Inst: came to hand by the post - in my last I informed you the occation of my long & unexpected silence, and as you wrote me by several posts, you should certainly set out by the 12th Inst. and every person coming this way informing me, with your determination, & this meeting with my most anxious wishes, were the reasons of my neglect, - The friends of Mr. King and Mr. Gorham gave out you was coming with them & when they arrived, I was mortified & disappointed to a great degree, as was all your friends - Your affairs at the Eastward want your attention exceeding, I impressed this on the mind of your Brother when here, in the strongest manner that was in my power. [2] Mr. Wm Mollenex is from that quarter a few days since, he is asstonished that you let your property lay in so loose a manner. - he says that many of the good people are desireous to pay you for the lands they hold, but there are many indeed a great many that suppose that you have no real claim to the patent because you neglect it, & they swear they will never pay a single farthing for the lands they are in possession off - you may depend on it this is the case - last week Capt. Sampson (the Infant) meet me in the street, he wants to buy some land of you for his children, - he inform'd me his Neighbours cannot account for the inattention of the Proprietors, the Country is settling very fast, and there appears to be no [owners?] to [3] [Delli[ ]ay] is here, I beleive he is come up on purpose to see you, as I informed him, last month, you would certainly be here in October - he says the [Fort?] farm and your Interest in that quarter is gone, or going to the devil quick time - I had a long conversation the other day with Leonard Jarvis & with great concern he expressd himself with respect to your eastern affairs. his opinion is fully with the one I gave you on the spot last year - that is - they ought to be attend too, by yourself, or some active influential Man on the spot, and in this case, in a few years they would be a source of great wealth & magnitude - or if [4] this cannot be effected, the sooner you dispose of them the better, even if you are obliged to give them away as they are a dam'd [mouth?] to you in there present situation, besides that - you make a calculation on them, which will fail you unless they are attend too without loss of time - as to the W....... they are children - & will be an eternal clog [struck: to you], so long as they are connected with you - General Putnam is here & will fully write you on the subject of your letter to him - he is going to the Ohio this Winter, & in the Spring is determined to remove there with his whole family - Harry I assure you I am sick of the noise [5] and world, (and unless you can give me some good reasons to the contrary) I some times think I shall become an inhabitant of that distant Country - I have purchased two shares with that intent, and your advice & opinion after knowing every circumstance will most certainly govern me, for this reason I wish'd very much to have seen you this fall - and if you are prevented coming here as you have proposed, I will certainly see you in New York this Winter - With respect to your notes I have not moved one step in the business without the advice and opinion of our friend S Breck - and accordingly last Friday by his advice I sold [6] two of your Soldiers Notes (so called) at 5/ on the pound the face of each Note was £301..0 - [struck: which] the two £602.0 - they [nea ?]ted me £150.10 which from you may immediately draw for, it will be more convenient for [struck: you] [inserted: me] to draw at a few days sight - I have another note of the same amount & some description which I was [applied?] too for yesterday but they would not give me more that 4/10. but I would not dispose of it - The Consolidated Notes (so called) I was offered 3/6 for a £1,000. & they woud allow me the interest that was due on them which is about 8 mo but that offer I declined - flattering my self I shall be able to do better, as I have had many applications to purchase since I first offered [7] them for sale - On Wednesday last the Question was debated in the House whether they would concur with the Senate to call a Convention agreeably to the Recommendation of Congress, after two hours debate the Question was call'd & the numbers were Yeas 129 Nays 32 - both houses have accordly agreed on the 2d Wednesday in Jany: next, for the Meeting of the Convention in the State house in Boston - for the debate I refer you to yesterday paper, which is inclosed - if you can form the least judgment from the present disposition of the people there is not the least doubt but the New Constitution will be accepted in the State by a very large [8] Majority of the People - Mr. Gorham & Mr. King are exceedingly pleased with the reception it has met with here - if it should be approved of by the States will there be a Military established - If so, I hope you will think of me - as that is the only situation in which I shall ever be happy - Your friends of the Club send their love to you & Lucy - Mrs & Mr. Swan in a particular manner - & if you & your daughter Lucy come this way they expect you to keep with them, or they will be greatly disappointed, My love to Lucy, & your dear family - dont let be forgot by Harry - Your truely & ever affectionate H Jackson [docket] H Jackson Esqr. 28 Octr 1787-