[undecipherable: probable place name] 26 Jany 1798 My dear Hamilton Will you assist me or rather your country with [strikethrough: your] such suggestions and opinions as may occur to you on [the] subject of the within paper. [strikethrough: the] Some of the questions [strikethrough: and] it contains are very important and [strikethrough: a be] an immature step or a wrong policy pursued or recommended [interlineated: injoining them] I may become [strikethrough: in] extremely injurious [strikethrough: to the governments] [interlineated: for most disagreeable consequences]. I am sure I cannot do such justice to it as you can, [strikethrough: but me [undecipherable] without you [undecipherable]] [interlineated: but my [undecipherable] retire without your favour] [strikethrough: and I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] as room as [undecipherable: possible] with your ideas. Take care of the paper. [undecipherable: received] only this morning. Yours most sincerely & Affectionately [cor.]