March 23. 1781. Dear Sir I am to acknowledge your kind attentions of Feb. 10 and March 1st. I hoped to be able to give you a better account of Cornwallis than you have of Arnold: But we must wait some Days longer before we can judge whether he will fail in his Retreat. As to Arnold, He is yet too safe. I shall have opportunity of writing again next Thursday and will forward any Intelligence that may happen to arrive before that Time. I wish you had been a little more diffuse as to the Calculation of Interest at yr. Treasury Office. I do not well comprehend your Hint in your Postscript. I will give you on the next page the Result of that Appointment of a Comtee of which you was one April. 10. It is only giving Good Words, to some of the Staff. [2] You will find that we got very happily through a Resolve respecting Allen's Department at the Eastward. The Resolve has been transmitted. yr. Friend and affectionate humb. Servt. James Lovell The Resolve was reconsidered and recommitted. I therefore tear it off.