[Levi [undecipherable]] U S [undecipherable] Columns 29^th July 1796 Sir Your of 14 June I reed [?] [?] two [?], I will endeavour to comply as speedily as possible with your request but it will take considerable time, I [have] to bring the bad transactions. I have been most diligent for [undecipherable] applications have not [undecipherable] could apply a little a security [undecipherable] make a former letter entry [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in my wishes from the [undecipherable] of war of the 26 Nov [undecipherable] that the from of the [undecipherable] & return I was, to render [undecipherable] be furnished by the Comptroller of the treasury [undecipherable] have never arrived, [undecipherable] I have experienced such and attack of ill health [that] from the fatigue & [undecipherable] endeavours during the treaty that [undecipherable] any, [undecipherable] not competent to carry on the business. [undecipherable] had been induced the return of [undecipherable] & the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] onto the [undecipherable] take a post to Philadelphia for the [undecipherable] of my health [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to prevail I am [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] the treasury, to employ [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a gentleman who has been an assistant to M^r [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] part I who I shall engage as [undecipherable] first [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] never some [undecipherable] & M^r Ebenezer [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that the Secretary of [undecipherable] Claims & then I am have [undecipherable] from the Secretary of War inform whether he makes the appointment of my officers. when directing on to take the earliest Opportunities to make this [undecipherable] "acquaint [undecipherable] all [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that in case of any interruption" "in my [undecipherable] attention they may be able to conduct it" [undecipherable] and in M^r [undecipherable]'s instruction of the 27 November he says "if it should happen that both of them" meaning the [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] Assistant "should be disabled from managing the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you are to conduct it during [undecipherable] disability" and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] good attention to our [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] M^r [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] you have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] our goods are quite different from the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] demand has been [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the treaty of [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] deficites, & [undecipherable] all their Bank at this is [undecipherable] what the Indians call their Bank a time [undecipherable] our trade is almost [undecipherable] to be once able [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [signature]