War Department 10 Jany 1799 Dear Sir. I have recd this morning your letter of the 6^th inst. I was very certain you had made a short estimate of your expences, when you thought the two months pay would cover them. I have therefore directed the month of October to be also added and the [strikethrough: money] amount 523 [undecipherable] remitted you in the usual manner — think I hope you will receive. It is 523⁷⁰/100 This I presume will about [strikethrough: can] face [strikethrough: these] your expences The letters advising the appointments gentlemen whose have been confirmed in [by] the Senate will go to them tomorrow. I [undecipherable] them [undecipherable] but the [undecipherable] evening of the day before yesterday. The greatest [undecipherable] of the nominations for [Virginia] [strikethrough: part] of the nominations for Virginia have been postponed by the Senate [until] the arrival of the Senators from that State. Gibbs was strongly objectable by the Massachusetts representatives & Senators, that his name [undecipherable] was not sent in. His place remains open. [strikethrough: Open as well as the places of those] [strikethrough: any [undecipherable] copy of the [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: the [undecipherable] of the nominations for the [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: uniform of the army] [interlined: will accompany] [strikethrough: [undecipherable] No [undecipherable] their officer [undecipherable] appointment] [strikethrough: [undecipherable] [undecipherable] copy of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: The [undecipherable] each of them a circular letter —] [strikethrough: of the circular letter —] The Cavalry Officers [interlined: including those from Virginia] have been all appointed except [strikethrough: one of [undecipherable]] whose name was left out of the nominations, who live in a very federal part of the Country & he and his connections are stated to be anti-governmental and [strikethrough: acti-] Jacobins and that his appointment would excite great disgust. I am D^r Sir yours most sincerely James McHenry [Docket notation in left margin: 10 Jany 1799 / To / Geo. Washington.]