[6 Dec: 1797 u. Fomett.] Dec: 6^th You are assured I believe that the State of Mary- land last year made a loan to the city of Washington of 100,000 Dollars whilst the Commissioners, under the authority of the late President rec'd as Species. This sum has been expended and I believe the Commissioners are quite without Money — the Commissioners had in view [undecipherable] to apply to the Legislature now in Session for a farther sum provided they could have [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the President and directions to that it [undecipherable] would be granted the any the [undecipherable] delay may [undecipherable] We [undecipherable] to rise in some [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Accomodation very many anxiety [undecipherable] and as it [undecipherable] with Spectators — Without it the Public Buildings must [undecipherable] for- [undecipherable] hope never [undecipherable] — some debts already due to the [undecipherable] remain without [undecipherable] the Provisions [undecipherable] materials necessary at this Season to be had in [undecipherable] and a number of other inconveniences and [undecipherable] most exist — What is still worse than all [undecipherable] the Opinion [undecipherable] however that the President is an [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] President [undecipherable] is already [undecipherable] — and we must have heard in [undecipherable] one at the last Election for [undecipherable] Jefferson, and resisted part of [undecipherable] at the late Election for Mr. Jefferson, and resisted [undecipherable] effect. I am alarmed at worse things which can make an [undecipherable] to the President or the cause of Federalism — This [undecipherable] [undecipherable] between Virginia [undecipherable] has [undecipherable] — The [undecipherable] the President having [undecipherable] by some [undecipherable]. This [undecipherable] of Congress would mean [undecipherable] contribution to justifie borrowing on these items, is sufficient here to make it so — and all argument on the [undecipherable] is [undecipherable]— I am sure no confirmation of this kind will have [undecipherable] with the President — I should like him much [undecipherable] if I thought it would [undecipherable] Sincerely wish that upon exam- ination he may, as I think he will, find it justifiable and that he would immediately do it. I have sent the Commission authority to borrow of the State [undecipherable] Go[vernor?] [undecipherable] for money. You have [undecipherable] before this is a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] fully [undecipherable] attention to every hint and [undecipherable] the President is [undecipherable] being rather strictly [undecipherable] who more than any this [undecipherable] has his attention — it may be thought that his [undecipherable] while doing every thing right [undecipherable] may be less attentive — because he may not certainly aspire to every [undecipherable] thing suggested to him — it does not afford [undecipherable] on his time much more importantly employed [undecipherable] into him on this subject — You know one of the Commissioners is a [undecipherable] — the others though, [undecipherable], are heavy Men — abroad so made up, must not only say, but [undecipherable] afford deal of [undecipherable] — You who are frequently with him can take [undecipherable] at some leisure moment and so far as is proper hint to him that even already [undecipherable] — Some [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] would [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] others ...who believe me my [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]