dep^t War April 4^th 1798 Am I Desired you have a correspondence between Col. Hackins M^cBranham the present Cont & myself which may inform you of those involved on nothing and deeper & would fully & also Subject [undecipherable] on de — — I will only observe that of M^r Beaumont is [undecipherable: Appointl'd] To keep a Store on the Indian Frontiers. Note may materially participate with the public her establishments by creating [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the Paris; & [undecipherable] & Our Business here as of varying such an extensive & varuous nature as to requi- Conducting [all?] my attention on superintending the different [Columns of the books] [suitable?] party I have no other person capable of being this of this Accd. but my self & I owing to the extent of Recommendation [undecipherable] & many [undecipherable] a whether that [undecipherable] I have never ask my cer- friends the [receipts?] ha so accumulated the me that I shall not be able to keep it up without the [assistance?] of an under — [I am going to prove?] young men can be had as a [clerk?] capable [of] taking [care?] — in fact I look for $250 ^to [for some weeks?] 300 dy & I am confident the public would be a gainer by a [Clery?] to the [Bur?] by [seek?] a person — The master eye [undecipherable] the [best?] for I [undecipherable: and credential appointments?] the head of the [Department?] right now & be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] of many [undecipherable] mainly from the [General?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Referal?] the Acct will require whether the [Govern?] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [margin: 1946.40 ½a 940 36 ½a 1005.56] y^r 12^th [April?] [1798?] [undecipherable]