[19 Febry 1799 — To Gen. Hamilton] War Department 19 Feby 1799 D^r Sir, I have received your letter of the 16^th inst this morning. It is not in my power to send you the distribution you ask for as contained in the report made to me in December, [undecipherable] by the Commander in Chief. The distribution [strikethrough: of the States you have been furnished] [strikethrough: I have formerly in many] [strikethrough: by my] instructions [strikethrough: because] dated the 4^th inst, contains whatever the Commander in Chief [strikethrough: here] said [strikethrough: on his subject. His answer to my [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: last report.] on this subject. It omitted entirely [undecipherable] any [undecipherable] stations to 4 Reg^ts of the Infantry and the Cavalry. If you have any notes which will enable me to understand the intentions of the Commander in Chief on this point I shall [strikethrough: be] thank you to send them to me as soon as possible. I am, D^r Sir Yours [undecipherable] James M^cHenry