[Vol 32 No 74] [7^a] [for] Fair Hill November 2^d 1793 I am sorry to inform you in answer to your letter of yesterday, that M^r Hamilton was taken with a fever on Tuesday and has not been in a [situation] to leave his [bed/house] — There is however a complete interruption of the fever — and I can add with pleasure that the disease bears no affinity [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] visiting one M^r Hamilton's Physician (Doctor [undecipherable] from [undecipherable]) is of opinion that it would be highly [undecipherable] extremely dangerous for M^r Hamilton to venture out — he can [therefore] not have the pleasure of [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] waiting on the President today I have the honor to be with great respect Sir Your mo ob Serv^t J. Mc General [Knox] [Endorsement, rotated:] [undecipherable] Esq^r [Records]