[Docket: James McHy / from his 1[undecipherable] p. / 10 Sept 1798] [Docket: War Department / James McHenry / J 100[undecipherable]] Maj^t. General Alect. Hamilton New York. Trenton 10^th Sept^r. 1798 my dear de hamilton. I received your letter of the 8^th this morning. Mine to you to which it is an answer ought to have been dated the 6^th instant. I do not, I cannot blame you for your determination. M^r Pickering M^r Wolcott & M^r Stoddert have agreed to make a respectful representation on the subject to the President. You will not of course hear from me, relative to the commands of the President 'till the matter is known to me yours affectionately James McHenry [Address: Maj^t Gⁿ. Alex Hamilton.]