I reached home on the evening of the 5th. worn down with bad health, hot weather & intolerable roads found my family in good health except Sarah who has just recovered & has now the promise of health. I found on my whole journey every thing to cheer us, prosperity every where, and all gratified & happy on the prospects of a circulating & stable metalic currency, and particularly the gold coin which, many had not for years seen a piece, before we presented them in payment of our bills. I had taken the precaution to lay in as many half Eagles as paid our bills on our passage.

I have been met here by so many communications that I have not had time to get thro’ reading them and I have been constantly crowded with company that as yet I have not been able to see my farm, but the crops are abundant every where I have passed, & as far as I have seen mine is a medium crop.

I have been waited on by a committee representing a large meeting at Nashville & invited to partake of a dinner at Nashville on the 13th instant. This I have accepted being advised that around the board it was the wish of my friends to give to the whole union the real sentiments of Tennessee—Tennessee is against the Bank, & a Bank, of any kind or description created by the u. states.

Our friend Bell has found what I told him in Washington to be true that his silence had destroyed ^injured^ him at home. He must come out boldly against a Bank as well as the Bank or he is politically gone. I am told his friends, will compell him to come out boldly and take his stand openly against the Bank & a Bank & in favour of you. This will save him & nothing short of it. Having thus ^far^ written I am handed your letter of the 22^nd. of July Newyork with its inclosure for which I thank you. I had not seen the address before—for all thro' virginia at the public Houses I had not seen a Globe or a newyork paper. I am happy to hear the cheering news from the north and its not less so in the south and west as far as I have travelled or have heard from. Mr. Rives will receive a united vote in western Va. & Eastern & middle are changing very fast and all the signs of the times are flattering.

My dear Sir, do not complain of my not writing you before I was scarcely able to write the notes I did to Major Lewis, the incessant rains, bad roads, and ill health gave me not time to write and in truth I did not wish to write until I had something worthy to communicate so soon as the Dinner on the 13th is over I will write & give you the particulars.

My son & daughter & Major Donelson join me in kind salutations to you. Poor little jackson is very sick with the chills & fever, but I hope they will soon leave him. I shall be in Washington, if health permits the last of Septbr. I think we will have good materials for my communication to Congress next fall. I am trouble with my old complaint & must close.