West Point, January 4. 1799. Sir, I have received your letter of the 21 of December. After a diligent [undecipherable] my papers I have not been enabled to find the [undecipherable] of Pay and [undecipherable] to account for their miscarriage, yet [undecipherable] circumstances attending the failing, of the packet being perfectly to my mind the recollection that they were included. For the money, which you inform me is at — New York, subjected to my order, I shall send when ever an opportunity presents. You will [undecipherable] find inclosed my account current of the [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] stating that a balance of [undecipherable] dollars [undecipherable] in my hands. The [undecipherable] to accompany [undecipherable] [undecipherable closing and signature] [Address panel, largely illegible: [undecipherable] a Lieutenant of [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]