[Private] Philadelphia 29 Sep^t 1791 Dear Sir I have before received a copy of your report to Major Gen [undecipherable] I have received your former letter of the 26^th ult^o. The volunteer expedition under [undecipherable: first] and your [undecipherable] reflect great honor on the command and the corps. and me[undecipherable] [strikethrough: undecipherable] [undecipherable] more of such importance to the [undecipherable] general [strikethrough: undecipherable] [undecipherable] I hope the [undecipherable] here may be when your staff offers have been settled with will be [undecipherable] both to you and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] The nature of the [undecipherable] report [undecipherable] [undecipherable] more [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] to a [undecipherable] thorough [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Wellington [undecipherable] to here [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Providence [undecipherable] The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who is at present at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] where [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] correspondent with the common [undecipherable] that here there a [undecipherable] opening [undecipherable] you would excite you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to write [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] hope [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Major [undecipherable] Plan There does not at been any appointment where could be offered [undecipherable] would be made [undecipherable] competition — [undecipherable] how different it [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you may be the means of the [undecipherable] despicably [strikethrough: of charge] of [undecipherable] or changing the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] no [undecipherable] of encouragement [undecipherable] who be [undecipherable] — But of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] all [undecipherable] be change of things I shall always be [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] views [undecipherable] The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Mr. Wellington — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] not [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Your most obedient [undecipherable] [address panel: Col. James [undecipherable] | Philadelphia | Gen. James [undecipherable]]