[Geo. Salmon July 31^st [undecipherable]] [Address leaf: Honorable James McHenry Esq^r War office Philadelphia] Dear Sir Baltimore 31 July 1798 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] A Lady of [undecipherable] Family of your acquaintance gave a handsome Dinner last Saturday to Colonel [undecipherable] as a full approbation of his conduct in Congress, and as our Representative was not asked, it shews how much his conduct has been disapproved — this Dinner has made a great noise in Town particularly among the friends of the latter who look upon it as a great affront to him — but when the toasts came out in Yesterdays evening paper, the noise and talk [strikethrough: t] encreased prodigiously, as he is reflected on most deservedly in many of these toasts — very probable a Dinner will be given to him by a certain set of People here, and I suppose they will make great exertions to secure his election in October — I have not heard of any one that means to oppose him, so few there are here of Leisure and Talents, perhaps some Person may come forward unexpectedly, and then there will be a trial of strength. You have enclosed the toasts which were given by M^r. Chase [the Chancellor] with great animation with much respect Dear Sir I am faithfully yours &^c Grotalu [undecipherable] Bank Stock rather on the decline, indeed every thing of the kind must tumble.