[War Office August 4. 1796 Nathan Jones] [War Office, James McHenry Mr Josiah Fox to the care of Jacob Sheaf N.H. Portsmouth] [seal] Philad^a August 11. 1796 Dear Sir I enclose you a letter from your best freind. I believe it has laid some days in the Accountants Office Betterton brought it up and said he had found it among some old papers— Not knowing you had left New York I enclosed [undecipherable: without franking] [undecipherable] letter for you to Mr. Cheeseman, which I suppose [undecipherable] has since forwarded — We are all well and present you our Compliments I am Sincerely yours & Nro Jones