I received both your letters and regreat much that an acknowledgment had not been made before this time, but I am sure you will forgive me when I tell you that I have been confind upward of sixteen mounth by an accident in one of my feet that hais caused great debilitude and low steate of health -- about ten days ago Dr Physick extracted a bone from my foot supposed to be the last of the falty, since I feel much better and have been able to make further enquirey as to the present prices of carpentrey. I have sent you Mr. Careys book of prices after compairing it with the other book I find the only material diffrence is the new book allows about twenty per cent on floors & ten per cent on common stairs more than the book I have sent you, our present working prices and for some years past, is from ten to twenty per cent discount from the book prices or what is generaly termd the old price

    The expence of a measurer from Philad. would not cost much, if you should want one, three per cent is a regular charge and pays there own expences -- I daresay would be agreed to -- With respect