War Department 16^th Oct. 1798 Sir, I have had the honour to receive your several letters under date of the 13^th 14^th 17^th & 21^st of Sept. and [strikethrough: those] of the 4^th 5^th 10^th & 12^th of Oct. Inst. I shall give the earliest consideration to the objects suggested in your letter of the 10^th, which came to hand yesterday, and [superscript: will] [superscript: respectfully] write you thereon as soon as possible. [strikethrough: [undecipherable] that may as well be spoken to been ever since coming to the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] present. The disease has already abated of its violence, appears [undecipherable] course it has had in former years, and I have no doubt the after the first severe frost [undecipherable] subsided, about the beginning of next month totally subside, and [undecipherable] the city be perfectly safe for the inhabitants to return to, Consequently for Congress to meet in.] Inclosed is a copy of [strikethrough: the] my answer to the application from the Governor of [strikethrough: applying] Maryland [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] the harbour of [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] I also [undecipherable] letter from the Annapolis, and, to the Governor of Georgia [strikethrough: the] respecting to your dated the 8^th of Aug^t. ult. I transmitted to you on the 17^th and 22 of August two letters and addresses from certain officers of the Militia of Maryland to [undecipherable] having seen [strikethrough: accept] no answers published I beg to recall [superscript: you to send me] your attention, and also [strikethrough: the] to request [superscript: the] address from Warren County N. Carolina [strikethrough: may] [strikethrough: be returned to me] that it may be acknowledged With the greatest respect I have the honour to be Sir [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] · very hble [address panel, written vertically: To the President / Oct. 16. [undecipherable] / 1798] John Adams &f President U.S