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Hannovre July 13th. 90.

My dear General,

I do not fait of writing to You previous to my leaving this town, & of acquainting You, that, I am setting out in a few days for my father's estate underline Staden /underline & to go from thence to Franifurth, when all the conscript Fathers are assembled, to give a new head to our odd constitution.

However my dear General I am very far from being able, of continuing in a jocular Stile, assuring You on the contrary, that I write this lines to You, with a heavy heart, & a mind filled with anguish, Thank God however, not on my own account.

The Subject I am going to enter upon, is a very delicate one, & I beseech You, not only to keep it secret, but also to act in it with the greatest caution & prudence, relying upon the friendship You allways showed me, that You will not make it appear, having received any intelligence from me.

The fact is as follows Mr. De Z----w returned lately here under the pretext of buying Holstein Mares, & returning with them immediately