No 7 I have the honor of offering to the Secretary of War a small work which fell into my hands some time ago and which I believe to be a literary Curiosity. It is [underline: a clean Edition of Machiavellies] Art of War. in the original Italian language and character. Thinking it would be in your hands better placed than in mine I took the liberty; praying your acceptance of it. I cannot hope it contains any thing very instructive to a Man acquainted with modern Tactics and Military Discipline, yet flattered myself. that the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] would have no disinclination to peruse in the original, this first [undecipherable: Treatise] of this! [undecipherable: celebrated] Politician. With much Respect I am your very humble Servant Sam E. Mitchells Albany August 19. 1791.— The Secretary at War. [Verso calculations: 25— 96— 12 / 12/160/13 [strikethrough: crossed out] / 12 / 40 / 12— / 25 / 37— / [undecipherable] / 370 320] [Address on verso, written diagonally: To Hon. Henry Knox, / Secretary at War.] [Docket on verso: Albany [undecipherable] / Military [undecipherable]]