War Office James McHenry Alexander Hamilton Esq Attorny at Law New York Philad. 15 May [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I wrote you a line yesterday acknowledging the receipt of your [undecipherable] from Albany. I expect that there will be a quorum of both branches to-day. It appears that the years of the Emp.of Germ. having [undecipherabl] his intention to make peace was unfounded. Had it been so, it ought to have augmented our endeavour to meet hostility. It is probable that a new character will be [undecipherable] and a [undecipherbale] to the [undecipherable] Yours JmH