Philadelphia 20^th Jany 1799 Dear [undecipherable], I inclose you the copy of a [undecipherable] — there has been [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] time, [undecipherable] Congress, and altho it is probably [undecipherable] tially [undecipherable] the sanction of [undecipherable], there are some [undecipherable] in it which hold [undecipherable] & [undecipherable]omness. They no doubt will meet [undecipherable] [undecipherable], but the expediency of embracing a fair prospect to extend our commerce, and [undecipherable] the means of our enemy to carry war into our country, and to [undecipherable] injure [undecipherable], will I expect furnish us with a majority to act [undecipherable] them. I find my recollection is better [undecipherable] a correction about the [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] there may have led me into the mistake. I had the papers in my [undecipherable: possession?] [undecipherable]. I left home [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to your [undecipherable], [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on two sides — there I should [undecipherable] as deposited with you. [undecipherable] marked in my name — how I became [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] pipes, three paid for, was one of the two removed from my cellar, and that there was only one sent from [undecipherable] you can inquire of M^r Stewart [undecipherable] money [undecipherable] he has imported for me, for just so many and no more. I ought to be [undecipherable] with you or in my cellar. health [undecipherable]... regards from you... James [undecipherable] [4/[undecipherable]] Robert Olen[undecipherable] Esq^r