[rec. 31 May 1797] Col. M^chenry Secretary at War philadelphia --- Wednesday, May, 31, 1797 nine oClock Sir I just Receive — 350 fusils mor— on the price of 2 ¼ piece— 787 [undecipherable] ¼ I can not give on[strikethrough: ly]— 69$ [strikethrough: Sell] Send to me a Chek of 98 and 25 cents— to morrow your nephew— will Come— with all my cheks— and I will give to him the chevalier [undecipherable] chek for— I am sorry to trouble you— but I must do the besons my Self — here is my chek— for the 98 — I am Sir Felix d. St. Hilaire p. S. you will certainly do not forget— to Send the Key—