Never fear the want of business

[This is a statement I made to my nephew Peter Carr on June 22, 1792, to encourage him to work hard and continue his studies.]

Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment in it. The foundation you will have laid in legal reading, will enable you to take a higher ground than most of your competitors, and even ignorant men can see who it is that is not one of themselves. Go on then with courage, and you will be sure of success.