Washington Dec 3d 1821.Dear Samuel,

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I have at length arrived at Washington, and in good health: I wrote to you from Albany, giving an account of my progress, so far; I will now give you an account of the remainder of my journey. The steam boat which I expected to find at Albany on wednesday morning, by an alteration in the times of departure, did not go to New York until Thursday morning, by which arrangement, a day is lost; but fortunately I found a [    ] steam boat going to N. York on Wednesday evening - in which we took our passage and arrived at N York on Thursday morning. Friday night we tarried at Trenton in New Jersey, 70 miles from N. York. Saturday morning we took the line of steam boats on the Delaware and Chesapeake Bay and arrived at Baltimore at 4 o'clock, on Sunday morning, being a distance of 156 miles in 22 hours. From Baltimore to Washington is only 40 miles, which we travelled on Sunday. Congress met this day and have spent it in stands at the and it is thought the he will finally be elected. I have not yet taken lodging, but remain at a tavern. I have been looking round, and expect that Mr Palmer, Gen Mattocks, Col Rich and myself have agreed to take lodging together - and I expect we shall take our lodgings tomorrow. There is no snow at Washington - but I found it all the way until I reached Baltimore. I have no convenience for writing - at present - but will write to your Mama & Mary next week. Give them my best love.

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