Extract of a letter to Major Sargent Nov 9 1789 [Indecipherable] [Indecipherable] letter of [indecipherable] [Indecipherable] Extract of a letter to Major Sargent 9th Nov 1789 “Although personally I cannot have the least objection to an application for more troops being posted near Marietta, yet I believe it will not be politic and might defeat the intention —- The arrangement connected is with the entire concurrence of the President of the United States and embraces a variety of [undecipherable] –It Seems to be a pretty prevalent opinion among the Members of the Eastern States that the expences for the Western territory should be rather depressed than increased — An application might be attended With the effect of calling this opinion or disposition into activity — The establishment of the troops is only to be in force until the end of the next Session This temporary arrangement may have been dictated more with a view of retrenching than enlarging the establishment”