[Dubroy] Boston Dec 26. 1790 [(1547)] my dear Harry I am exceedingly disappoint in not receiving a letter from you by the post last Evn'g — the more So, because your last was dated the 2 Ins^t — which is [underline: 24 days] ago — I cannot account for this, but flatter myself that Sickness is not the cause — as in that case, I Should certainly have heard of it from Some other quarter — it may be that your time is taken up with respect to the western expedition — if accounts are true respecting Gen^l Harmer, — that has been a very Serious business, and it may probably open a Scene, that will take time, with Men and Money to close again — if So — [undecipherable] are not the Men to effect that business — a different class of Men must compose your Troops — I Should like to be in the field with Rank on the line — I wish you to inform me respecting this affair, its possible it may be without the least foundation — the report is that Gen^l Harmer has lost 3 or 400 of his best men killed, & wounded, and the expedition has a very unpleasing aspect — I observe by the Presidents Speech he calls the attention of Congress to the establishment of the Militia, and I See by the Journals of the House, they have chosen a Committee on that Subject — and altho they do not fully approve of your plan, yet I am Sure, you must & will have great influence on the arrangement of this business, and no plan will be adopted untill it has your approbation — I Should like to be ADG or DMG of the Militia provided there was a decent pay annexed to it — what think you of dividing the Militia of the Continent into four Grand Divisions, and appointing ADG to each who's duty Shall be to Inspect his Division & make the necessary returns, to have the Rank of Brig^t General & 1,500 or 1,000 dollars a year — and to each State a DAG to be appointed with the Rank of L^t Col with 500 dollars or less a year — these Officers to be appointed by the President of the United States — the ADGs of Divisions to be answer able to you, and make their returns into your Office, and you to digest them into one General Return — for this Service you to have an addition of 1,000 Dollars per annum — I need not tell you that ADG to a Division under these circumstances would be very acceptable & agreeable to me — and and unless Some Fund of money to this place Shall begin to despair ever being brought into view — untill perhaps the Secretary of the Treasury may find it necessary to make out arrangements as it respects the Revenue, that Something may turn up from that quarter, in that case, I am Sure you will not be unmindful of me — General [underline: Ward] is chosen Federal Representative by the County of Worcester — [undecipherable] Shearjashub Bourne [undecipherable] the choice for Bristol & the Eastern District three votes more would have chosen M^r [undecipherable] — its pretty certain he will have the next trial — but Leonard for Bristol will not be elected — our friend [underline: Cobb] would have been chosen for that District, but Col. Leonard acted very unfairly as it respect him — we have had more Snow and [undecipherable] this than we had all last Winter — [undecipherable] Family & Mrs Bond — your affectionate H. Jackson