[undecipherable — page wholly illegible] [Israel Chapin Esq. Kanandaigua New York] War Department [date undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] In consequence of the request of [People/Peoples?: undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the Assigned company [undecipherable] it is [undecipherable] that [they?] be instructed to re- [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the accommodations [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Nation [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] state of [New York?] under the[ir?] [undecipherable] of the United States in the 15^th of September 1797 to wit [10?] [1?]00 dollars has been invested agreably thereto in the stock, or shares of the Bank of the United States which stock is held by the President for them, and in their right. And that the Dividends paid upon the same, are to be regularly remitted [undecipherable] requesting that the monies aforesaid must be considered as paid to them, and to use your utmost exertions, to induce them, no longer to obstruct the execution of [undecipherable]; — but with good faith to carry [undecipherable] into full effect the convention on their part. [undecipherable] that the President is [undecipherable] the treaty made at [Canandaigua?: undecipherable] should be carried in to full effect and that it [undecipherable] already highly embarrassing, and re- [undecipherable] to be incapable [undecipherable] of right and justice [undecipherable] for [the?] [undecipherable] to [condone?: undecipherable] doing so, after the [payment?: undecipherable] of [this?] consideration money for the [bands?: undecipherable] [held?: undecipherable] agreably to the treaty of the pub- lic [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] been fully [undecipherable] James McHenry [undecipherable] Israel Chapin James McHenry