To Thomas Jefferson from William Harris Crawford, 31 January 1825

By this day’s mail I send you a sample of the flour of Cremona & a parcel of various seeds which have been sent to mr W Appleton the American Consul at Leghorn with a request that they should be sent to you—

My general health is now good but my hand–writing is nearly [destroyed] as you will perceive by this letter. You may be surprized at the declaration that my general health is good, especially as the state of my health is. [   ] as a justification of a condition which is astonishin every person here except my self. I have long Known the process that juggles & have been well convinced that he would according to any calculation of interest that he might make It is that I expected he would make a different Calculation & separate him self from those who are disposed to think well of him & would be disposed under different circumstances to support him—That the die is cast there can be no doubt