Apologizes, for not having written to him yet; both he and Matthew wrote letters to him on the 4th of July; all wre glad to hear he had arrived safely; hopes they will hear from him at Ridgemont soon; regrets the death of Mrs. Dovers; has not yet received official notification of his dismissal, but has seen Mr. Ogden and knows that it has been discussed; expects that he will miss his work; his heath is generally good; (15th) remembered him and frank a toast to him [for his birthday]; the Regatta and races; Rutson particpated in one race, rowing a boat but his team lost; he has gotten over the loss, however; Peter Bourne, a former mayor Liverpool, wanted to offer the "freedom of this Boro[?]" to one of his [JM] sons; as Mr. Maury had declined the offer; he and William told him that none of them would accept, as they were American citizens and would not renounce those rights; the current mayor recently tried to offer it to him again as he [JM] would soon be out of office; he declined for the same reasons his sons did; Jimmy has been weaned; feels that he would still enjoy nursing him if he were still at home; the accounts of himself in the newspapers; (18th) Mrs. Maury's hearing has returned; sends regards. 4pp. ALS Including T's of ALS, 3pp.