War office 13 May 1796 [undecipherable: several words at top left] The Secy of the Treasury has communicated to me this morning the substance of a communication which he [undecipherable: told?] me he had imparted to [undecipherable] some time [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [indications?] given by M^r Adet, a person [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the [western?] Country which affect[s] the [undecipherable] and safety of the U.S. I [inclose?] your [undecipherable] papers containing matter [principally?] [undecipherable] connected with this subject, [undecipherable] also [undecipherable] was sent me perhaps a week since by M^r Pickering; — These [undecipherable] together [undecipherable] Gen. Wayne When I [contrast?] with these circumstances some of a private & others of a public nature all [undecipherable] tending to the same [point?]. I can [hardly?] [hold?] back of a fact [being?] [undecipherable] [circumstance?] approaching [undecipherable] have [the?] [undecipherable] [erroneous?] [positions?] which [undecipherable] [truly?] [undecipherable] [proper?] [undecipherable] means to [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] I have suggested [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of M^r Adet [undecipherable] I have said that I thought it would fully justify [undecipherable] to direct the [undecipherable] persons employed to accosts them to be [secured?]. if they [do?] and then [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this can be done with propriety and the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] believe them to be Men [undecipherable] and publication might [be?] attended with the happiest effect on the public consequences All these things together have made such an impression on my mind that I could not [undecipherable] mentioning it to you for your [further?] reflexions. [undecipherable] Col. [Koch?] has changed his [request?] [undecipherable] and now [wishes?] from a court martial to a Court of Inquiry. As the [Letter?] is, I have of course [changed?] the [word?] I had given to Gen. Wayne to accord with his request. Ja^s. [undecipherable]