Thanks him for allowing Hamilton to read a copy of an enclosed paper
[not present], expresses regret that he forbid Hamilton making a copy
because "Such a paper . . . shewn confidentially would be very important,"
and suggests that Charles Carroll of Carrollton be informed about all the
circumstances; comments: "The man [John Adams] is more mad than I
ever thought him and I shall soon be led to say as wicked as he is mad";
requests information about the probability of a coalition with [Thomas] Jefferson.
