[undecipherable] Sir I have information of a quantity of brave [undecipherable] fine being found by Henry Alvis of Capt [undecipherable]'s Company the presumption is that it was stolen from the factory as about the same time we first heard of it we detected a stolen other skin I must request you for [undecipherable] the public to make some investigation into the matter Col. Gaither July 23^d 1797 Sir I [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] all [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] to may [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the bills mentioned out of the [undecipherable] fund of the factory. I have no other — Col Hawkins will send [undecipherable] by next post my [undecipherable] with his orders in favor of him [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which are the only bills [undecipherable] — a Mr. Whitney [undecipherable] to make [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] he has made free to traduce my character [undecipherable] him. I have been informed & I suppose will continue to [undecipherable] it not [undecipherable] to inform you of their [undecipherable] [undecipherable] influence [undecipherable] he was guilty of [undecipherable] without [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] charge & I complained to Col Gaither of it he was not [undecipherable] the full articles of [undecipherable] were [undecipherable] in regard to the [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] copy of an affidavit of [undecipherable] I have the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will show also how far [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]; I am [undecipherable] where [undecipherable] also left out for [undecipherable] I am sorry to be reporting complaints but I am tenacious of my reputation I have be- [undecipherable] July 24, 179[undecipherable]