Letter to Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797) reporting arrival in Philadelphia; notes that the city's attention is focused on an election for a member of congress between Fitzsimmons and Swanwick involving bribery; no news from the Army in western Pennsylvania; feels the democratic societies in NY and Philadelphia are less influence than he had supposed; reports that his brother Oliver Wolcott (1760-1833) feels this to be the best opportunity for Connecticut to rid itself of Western land.