[Addressed to: General H. Knox / War Office / Philadelphia] [Endorsement: address — William [undecipherable]] W^m Tatham Capitol in Richmond Virginia. 31^st July 1791. Sir, I have yours 22^d Ins^t by last Post, and am to thank you for your [polite] attention. I should have acknowledg'd this by return, but had to compare the Analysis [herewith sent] with Col^o Carrington's [paper?] and this could not be done in time. Should any [inaccuracy] escape me, my haste will apologize for that and the writing in which it is said. As soon as they are printed I will furnish your Office with a fair Copy; in the mean while this will be found more correct than the first Copy which [strikethrough: The first [undecipherable] I found it [undecipherable] after [undecipherable].] I gave the President; I have enter'd the Copy Right of this performance, as the Law directs; it is my wish to make this as useful as possible; and if you conceive it an object of publication in Philadelphia, it will oblige me if yourself, or M^r Jefferson, can spare time to put the exclusive right of publishing (in that City) in the hands of a proper Person to print it in the English and German; allowing his pay-ments from the first productions, or a proportionate share of the several [continuance?]. Should Gen^l Service, or any useful draft turn up, I shall thank Gen^l Knox for the perusal; and shall be allways happy to reciprocate good Offices with him or his department. I am Sir Y^r O^t Serv^t [undecipherable] P.S. The Post hour will not allow me time to inclose a Copy which I have prepared for M^r Jefferson; or to finish my letter to Him by this conveyance. I hope by next [Ways?] to forward them and advise him of several other Works in hand: on which I wish to consult him, as the Public Interest will be concerned in my arrangements. will Thank Gen^l Knox to mention this with my sincere comp^ls Monday Evening 1^st Aug^t [to go with letter of M^r Tatham 31 July 1791] A Topographical Analysis of the United States of America, (of which each State, to be published on a separate sheet) shewing the [strikethrough: extent] and relative Situation of the several Counties & in each their [strikethrough: distance] from their particular Seat of Government; Population; Force; Civil List; &c. carefully collected from Public Records, and other Authorities---to be continued annually. Three copies of this to be published in French, German, and [En-] [glish.] A Copy here [filed?] in the Office of the Federal Court as the Law Directs 1^st August 1791.