McMahon，agardenerofPhiladelphia，towhomIconsignedthem，andfromwhomIshallhavegreatpleasure，whenpeaceisrestored，inorderingforyouanyoftheseorofourotherindigenousplants。TheportofPhiladelphiahasgreatintercoursewithBordeauxandNantes，andsomelittleperhapswithHavre。IwasmortifiednotlongsincebyreceivingaletterfromamerchantinBordeaux，apologizingforhavingsufferedaboxofplantsaddressedbymetoyou，togetaccidentallycoveredinhiswarehousebyotherobjects，andtoremainthreeyearsundiscovered，wheneverythinginitwasfoundtoberotten。IhavelearnedoccasionallythatothersrottedinthewarehousesoftheEnglishpirates。Wearenowsettlingthataccountwiththem。WehavetakentheirUpperCanadaandshalladdtheLowertoitwhentheseasonwilladmit；andhopetoremovethemfullyandfinallyfromourcontinent。Andwhattheywillfeelmore，fortheyvaluetheircoloniesonlyforthebalesofcloththeytakefromthem，wehaveestablishedmanufactures，notonlysufficienttosupersedeourdemandfromthem，buttorivalizetheminforeignmarkets。ButforthecourseofourwarIwillreferyoutoM。deLaFayette，towhomIstateitmoreparticularly。
OurfriendMr。Shortiswell。HemakesPhiladelphiahiswinterquarters，andNewYorkorthecountry，thoseofthesummer。Inhisfortuneheisperfectlyindependentandatease，anddoesnottroublehimselfwiththepartypoliticsofourcountry。WillyoupermitmetoplacehereforM。deTessethetestimonyofmyhighesteemandrespect，andacceptforyourselfanassuranceofthewarmrecollectionsIretainofyourmanycivilitiesandcourtesiestome，andthehomageofmyconstantandaffectionateattachmentandrespect。
THECHARACTEROFWASHINGTON
_ToDr。WalterJones_
_Monticello，January2，1814_