[Addressed:] Gen^l O.H. Williams / Baltimore [Endorsed:] Philadelphia [undecipherable] 13 [Marginal note:] add [undecipherable] January [undecipherable] [Marginal note:] General King was admitted [undecipherable] office of the establishment [undecipherable] [undecipherable] nomination — from not any appointments Philadelphia 29 June 1792— My dear Sir Yesterday I had the pleasure to receive your two favors of the 26^th instant. I had before received a letter from Colonel Smith expressing the desires of Cap^t Buchannon to continue in service, and I had accordingly placed his name on a list who submitted President of the US. The names of any characters you shall recommend [strikethrough: from] be thankfully received and placed before the President — you must please to send a description of the age, residance education occupations, former and the [undecipherable] they are desirous of and for what they are qualified. You will readily perceive however that from the nature of the case — no promises can be made, or implied. It must be my duty to submit all names, to the President. When he shall select characters several considerations will [strikethrough: concur] occur to influence his nominations — but the larger he find the better the choice I am my dear Sir Your most obedient [signature] Gen^l O.H. Williams The idea of [strikethrough: the] an organization of the Militia, as contemplated — The disposing of the people generally [strikethrough: in such a manner] so, as, occasionally, to produce an army is, to me, like the notion of trimming the trees of the forest into pillars, pilasters [&] and leaving them to grow until you want to erect a palace or Castle — [Docket, upside down:] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Clift [undecipherable] Lieutenant / Campbell Smith [undecipherable] Lieutenant / 6 January 20^th