Now I have all images. Let me compile the transcription in page order (Pages 2–5, 7–8 are the legible handwritten pages; Page 1 and the enclosure card are repository placeholders; Page 6 is severely damaged). Friday [June] 93 M^r Genet the french minister this day [undecipherable] sepa- the interpreter, and after [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] uninterrupted conversation he observed that he had just received some agreeable news from Guadaloupe and Martinico — That Admiral Gard[ne]r had made his appearance off Martinico on the cancellation [of?] [undecipherable] Nine artillerists had [undecipherable] effect — that [a] good disposition existed to make the best defense and that [they] [undecipherable] — need of the means. That they [undecipherable] muskets, cannon, and ammunition — [That?] of the [M?] [undecipherable] [Arms?] [Undecipherable] one of the present [affairs?] the amount [would?] be [calculated?] — The debt due France [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this country and therefore [he] [now?] put the commerce with [the?] [Netherlands?] upon the [same?] footing as the [H]otas on France delt That [he?] [undecipherable] any oportune we should afford in the present inflame[ment?] he [would?] appoint it to ourselves. That the US [would] not [be?] [un?] [unjust?] that France had the right to demand the guarantee of the[ir] [Islands?] [but?] that the means [of?] [the?] [Islands?] was only asked for the [troops?] — and ammunition [for?] [their?] [impell?] [provided?] as secretly as possible To this [replied?] that upon — our affairs was very depressed, [un?]formed to [that?] the President had declared [a?] [our?] [stance?] [undecipherable] and for whatever [means?] could [be?] [devoted?] [for?] [efficiency?] in order to [be?] [prompt?] [her?] [means?] where was by no means improbable — That if the case was otherwise it would be doubtful whether they not there [united?] [short?] of an act of the Legislature [?] [would?] [restore?] a very [?] [many?] [?] de[borne?] That replies [?] [cannot?] decided [?] 3 that [it?] [would?] say that the measure that [in?] [?] [d?] [jury?] that the measure would be considered contrary [undecipherable] [?] the tone of [their?] [?] [?] tranquility would scarcely be kept [in?] [?] peace. In [answers?] to those reasons he [said?] that it to any deficiency of peace, the granting of a [general?] [transport?] [undecipherable] of muskets would not [more?] increase that [defeat?] and that we [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [might?] [from?] make arrangements [with?] [which?] [from?] [he?] [would?] manufacture [?] quantities required. That if the President had not the requisite authority to prevent the articles it must be inferred as a good reason for the refusal. — But as to the [bulletins?], he said [not?] [co?] [?] that M^r Hammond was [viewing?] in this country, and that they [would?] not [?] right he [?] [undecipherable] open at the [Americans?], as the British [government?] [?] have the last year [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [sold?] [many?] so [prominent?] [?] these national — that if there was any objection to its public this matter might be conducted secretly [?] [shall?] [name?] to some [undecipherable] as he — [Page 6 — severely damaged; marginalia only:] [undecipherable] — 7 June 1793 — [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [Secret Conversation with [undecipherable] 7 June 1793] he added that he understood me hard [?] before arms or fire — He added that our refusal would have been [?] [effect?] by [the?] British and violently [unfulled?], and that he did not see that we had any cause to fear our own Shadow, he — that he had [shewn?] [d?] [a?] [performance?] of the plan of England, [?] [?] France [?] [proportion?] that our [Ships?] would be not bounded at [fear?] by the English as [violation?] the [after?] Manner. These things were [discussed?] by him, and the demand urged with considerable [?] [undecipherable] I finally told him, that — from his manner of [his?] [much?] his [address?] [?] would appear to be his degree that [?] [?] mention the — with the President of the US He [told?] [was?] that was his object — the thought that the color of a formula on nature [the was?] here refuse lamentation the [?] [?] specifically that no unnecessary [?] might we mention in cause of [?] [?] personal request, and so the matter would be conveniently [?] by [?] an official note [?] [?] [?] [biela?] [?] [?] able it might be [?] — I promised [?] to [?] message to the President and would endeavor to hold know the result tomorrow — [signature] Saturday 8 June Read to the President of the US the before recorded conversation in the presence [with?] [?] of the hearing. The President [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [approved?] the reasons which had been given to M^r [Genet?] — for not comply[ing?] [with his?] particularly the 1^st and 3^d [?] [as?] [to?] [the?] [with?] his request — and [at?] the [same?] [he?] [directed?] me to conduct the[se?] the Secretary of State however — [the?] [was?] done, as of the particulars [for?] [find?] the — request was [inadmissible?] for the reason given — That he thought it was [that?] the 3^d reason to M^r [Genet?], and to suppress it collaterally with the 1^st.