[James McHenry Esq^r. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from received [undecipherable] 13, 1798] War Department 2 Feb^y 1798. Sir. [strikethrough: [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to your [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] 20^th [and] 23^d of Aug^t. [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] That 26^th of Aug^t. [undecipherable] I transmitted by McHale, to Gen. [undecipherable] Esq. & Lt Col Th^s. Butter[undecipherable] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] additional instructions, of which the inclosed [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] is a copy, with a communication to the [latter?] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] gentleman, and on the 30^th a duplicate of the [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] instructions by post. [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] N^o. 1. is a letter from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] relative to the causes that [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] of land [undecipherable] by the Indians, the [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the commission. N^o 2 a letter from [undecipherable] North accepting his appointment of Adjutant General. [strikethrough: N^o 3.] a letter from [undecipherable] he accepting his appointment of [undecipherable] Quartermaster [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a letter from Provisional Army. The Maj^r. Gen^l. [undecipherable] accepting [undecipherable] his appointment of Brigadeer general. N^o. 5 my answer to General Davie. N^o 6 & 7. Two [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] bundles of commissions not for your signature. N^o 8 [undecipherable] McPherson[undecipherable] recommendations of Major [undecipherable]. N^o 9. [undecipherable] letters [undecipherable] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] communications to you respecting the relative rank of Maj^r. [undecipherable]. The other [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] letters [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] are in a situation from which they cannot be drawn at present. N^o. 10 Copy of a letter to L^t. Ebenezer Stocker, of Newbury Port, re: [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] specting [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] by [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with a view to the [undecipherable] services [undecipherable] companies of [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I have not yet replied to the offer to [undecipherable] of the services of the corps of [undecipherable]: tion [undecipherable] N. Carolina. It is by no means [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] clear, that this corps intended to present themselves as a company for acceptance under the Provisional army act. One of their papers seems to be an address to you; the other an application for accoutrements on loan. I have therefore returned them that, I may be informed whether you have answered the address, or mean only that I should in my answer to the application for the accoutrements notice their patriotic expressions. with the greatest respect, I have the honour to be, Sir, your most Ob^t. James McHenry John Adams President of the United States.