[14 Nov: 1798 To the Secretary of State & Secy of the Treasury] War Department 14^th Nov: 1798 Sir I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a letter dated the 10^th inst addressed to Gen. Washington, being the same which I communicated to you on the 9^th. detailing the objects, for which his presence has been required at Philadelphia. It would appear by a letter which I received from him last night, [strikethrough: that,] that he is desirous, the information suggested in the two concluding para:graphs of the letter above referred to, as necessary [strikethrough: to] [undecipherable] you and the [strikethrough: the Treasury] Secy of [State] [undecipherable] certain points submitted should be in writings he says "I observe by the concluding paragraph of your letter of the 10^th inst. that you contemplate conferences between the Secretaries of State and of the Treasury and myself, for the purpose of obtaining auxiliary information from their Departments. Several of the questions which you state, seem, indeed, to require such information. But on reflexion it has occurred to me, as most regular, that you should settle with those officers what it may be reciprocally deemed necessary and proper to communicate, to the end that they may themselves, bring forward, either through you or directly to me, as may be agreed upon, but without any previous application from me, such communications as the case shall be supposed to require." I shall be much obliged to you to take this request [undecipherable] [strikethrough: consideration] [strikethrough: and to] make such communications, [strikethrough: and to] [strikethrough: act in the premises according] [strikethrough: to] such mode as in your [undecipherable: judgment] may appear [strikethrough: to your own judgment,] [strikethrough: appropriate, proper] [strikethrough: we will receive it] as soon as con:venient. The estimate of the monies wanted for the military service alluded to in the last paragraph but one of my letter of the 18^th to Gen. Washington is a copy [strikethrough: the Secretary of the Tre...] of that transmitted to (you) in my letter of the 3^d September last with the exception of some blanks [seal] [strikethrough: being now] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] I filled up. [Directed to The Secy of the Treasury & the Secretary —] [[undecipherable] to [undecipherable] of State in relation to this letter [undecipherable]]