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with respect to Mr Drinker, I beg you would see him and assure him, that no Delay or affectation of delay is intended: that as soon as we can frame mutual inturogatories to put to Wolstoncroft which we daily expect, the business as a legal question shall be left to Judge Rush, to whom we will submit our causes of Setoff. That the Death of Dr Preistley has occasioned the delay of Mr Priestlys Journey to Philadelphia, but that if Mr Drinker will even now leave all matters in dispute to mutual referees we will instantly agree or if he will wait till Mr Priestley can go to Philadelphia and personally convene with him, no legal advantage shall be taken. But if he wishes to proceed at law, and will make no allowance for the delay occasioned by the loss of Dr Priestley, nor wait a short time till we can arrange the questions on which the law of the Case will be oepind, we set him at defiance. Let him go on. Shew him
this, and we will act according to his Answer. The reins are in our hands at present, and if he will not give in credit for fair dealing after the repeated offer of arbitration,
we will not give them up. Yours truly Thomas Cooper
