Chantilly September the 20. 1765
Dear Sir
I shall not fail to send your packet to Jonas Green by the first favorable opportunity. I have perused it, and arn well pleased with your manner of defending us, as well as with the justness of your reasoning.
I heartily wish you a recovery of firm health, which will give the greatest pleasure to dear Sir your truly
affectionate friend.
R. H. Lee
Lee PapersVirginia Historical Society
Printed in James Curtis Ballagh, The Letters of Richard Henry Lee, Volume 1, 1762 - 1778, p. 12. The copies of letters to Carter in the Virginia Historical Society also contain a transcript of this letter.