Presidents House 19th. July 1785.
Sir,
The letter from his most christian Majesty mentioned in yours of the 18th. instant is to be received in the same manner as the late letter from his Majesty was - And I have the honor now to inform you that I shall be ready to receive Mr. De Marbois here tomorrow forenoon at half an hour after ten oclock. I am, with much esteem and regard Sir
your most obedient and very humble servant.
Richard Henry Lee
Unbound Manuscripts, Library of the Department of State
Printed in James Curtis Ballagh, The Letters of Richard Henry Lee, Volume 2, 1779 - 1794, pp. 375. Addressed "Honorable Mr. Secretary Jay R. H. Lee."