[Addressed to: General H. Knox, War Office, Philadelphia] [Docket: Address — William [undecipherable]] 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 [undecipherable] 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 [The [undecipherable] I found it [undecipherable: necessary?] to alter.] I gave the President a — 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 concur in it as 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^t [undecipherable], or any useful draft turn up, I will thank Gen^t Knox for the perusal; and shall be allways happy to reciprocate good Offices with him on his [undecipherable]. I am Sir Y^r O^bt 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 [undecipherable] 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. with Thank. Gen^r Knox to mention this with my sincere compl^ts Monday Evening 1^st Aug^t [Enclosure] [Note at top: to go with letter of M^r [undecipherable] 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 dis[tance] 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 hereof [undecipherable] in the Office of the Federal Court as the Law Directs 1^st August 1791.]