[undecipherable] [docket: John Wilkins Jun / Pittsburgh. Dec. 7. 179[8] / Received [undecipherable]] [Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1904. R.P.O.401310.] [431] Pittsburgh 7^th Dec^r 1798 Sir, [undecipherable] my departure for Philadelphia, [it] has been necessary for me to arrange the money supplies from the different quarters, so that no embarrassment should take place during my absence. This has [undecipherable] me to draw a number of [undecipherable] many of [undecipherable: which will be long reaching] you — Viz. 4 bills N^o 157, 158, 159 & 160 in favor of Frances Jones at 10 days sight dated the 4^th instant — for one thousand dollars each — 8 bills N^o 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167 & 168 — in favor of Frances Jones at 10 days sight dated 4^th inst for five hundred Dollars each — The above bills are this day Transmitted to M^r Jones to [undecipherable] at Natchez — N^o 169 — in favor of James [undecipherable] dated [the] 6^th instant at 10 days sight for one thousand Dollars N^o 170 in favor [of] General [undecipherable] dated the 6^th inst at [undecipherable] days sight for five hundred dollars — N^os 171, 172 & 173 — in favor [undecipherable] dated the 6^th inst at ten days sight for one thousand Dollars [undecipherable] I [undecipherable: shall] leave this about the middle of next week for Philadelphia — [undecipherable] with great regard and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [J^no Wilkins J^r] [Col. James McHenry / [undecipherable] / Philadelphia]