Sir: Your Letter of the instant was duly received. Doctor Franklin the chairman of the Committee of Safety of Philadelphia, is now in Camp, and when the necessary Attention to Matters of greater Importance will admit, I propose to make the proper Inquiries, and then will endeavour to settle the Matter in Question, in such a manner, as I hope will be final and Satisfactory. In the meantime, I must acquaint you, that those Gentlemen who came from Philadelphia, informed me, that the Liberty of Wearing your Swords was not made a Subject of Discussion, but passed wholly unnoticed, which induced me to say, I did not know whether the Liberty was