[To Gov. Arthur St Clair] 24. May 1796 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] The undersigned has had information [undecipherable] strongly [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the country [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to exceed [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in connection [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a foreign power, since [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] pointed to as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] filled & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of country that had [undecipherable] more in the assent [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Operations [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to take [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Ohio to the old [undecipherable] towns, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Carrol[?] feats of Kentucky [undecipherable] of Ohio — Illinois to Capt. [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] St. Genevieve and thence down to New Orleans [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that an overarning[?] that their confidence [undecipherable] [undecipherable] decends of their militia [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] it may once [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to ground [undecipherable] precedure[?] [undecipherable] seizure of their papers. [undecipherable] it is as [undecipherable] to these[?] destruction[?] and now be present [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to their destruction and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] it is important to the success of this person, that they [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] business [undecipherable] means reason to suspect, that they are [undecipherable] of course trust your knowledge of their errand and to yourself, and trust it only to those persons who discreetly when it can be used properly [undecipherable] men [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in confidence [undecipherable] to effect [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] when it can be used [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] only the seemingly young[?], is about 35, [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] a man of letters, speaks French, Spanish & English well quite fluent[?] in government, can be easily known to be a native. A Frenchman[?] [undecipherable] years of age [undecipherable] D. Galbot[?] is [undecipherable] [undecipherable] about 40, speaks English very well, [undecipherable] he may be recognized[?] D. [undecipherable] is also a most[?] [undecipherable] officially English tolerably is about 30, above 5 feet high — beard, ruddy complexion, and busy appearance[?] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] copies this matter of things[?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] opportunity [undecipherable] to the Point[?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] there are only [undecipherable] these persons in question are believed to be [undecipherable] between of helping[?] it is considered of great importance to obtain, and should great precaution[?] [undecipherable]