Mount Vernon 22 June 1798 Dear Sir, I am not disposed to withdraw your attention from more important matters; — or to be troublesome in any degree; — or to press my correspondence upon you. — But not hav[strikethrough: ing] ever heard whether my letter of which the enclosed is taken from a Press, ever reached your hands, I am induced to make the enquiry. — I wish also to know what has been done with a letter of mine, put under cover to you (early in March last) to be forwarded, or suppressed, at your discretion, to a M^r John Parl..., who exhibited Proposals to the Public, for compiling a complete Edition of [underline: all] the Journals of Congress from the earliest period of their date to the present day? — With respect — I am — Dear Sir Your Obedient Servant James McHenry Esq^r G Washington [Addressed: James McHenry Esq^r / Secretary of War / Philadelphia] [Notation: Geo Washington / 22 July 1798] [seal]