[Private.] Philadelphia 5^th Mar 179[undecipherable] Sir — I have the honor to inform you, that the intere[s]ts of the Republic, require that [strikethrough: this Honorable] [strikethrough: make] the Secretary to the hearing [strikethrough: myself] should make some arrangements with William Duer Esq of New York, who is engaged in the contract for [supplying?] the troops on the [frontier?] with money. [strikethrough: The duties of our [State in] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] forbid our [undecipherable: coming to this City,] and I [may?] that some unsettled business between Mr. Duer and [your?] many under [the?] [strikethrough: does] [undecipherable] without [your?] [undecipherable] [expending?] on [you?] [to?] [keep?] to this City The object of [this?] [undecipherable] [his?] [organization?] [you?] is to [express?] [undecipherable] of it [needed?] [to enable?] with [your?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [an?] appearance, that Mr. Duer, may appear to this City, on the public [business?] to [be?] [needed?] and [have?] [him?] [undecipherable] from [the?] [undecipherable] [or?] directly or in directly, take very [many?] on his journey [to?] the [during?] [his?] [staying?] or on [his?] [return?] to New York, [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] from [strikethrough: [any cause?]] to arrest, or otherwise [impede?] [undecipherable] on account of the [State?] [bonds?] a [considerable?] [undecipherable] [you?] of him —