[Private] Philadelphia 3^d March 1799 Dear Sir I received by yesterday's mail your letter of the 25^th inst. For the present and untill I can enjoy a few hours leisure from the most important business, I must content myself with a single acknowledgement of the kindness of intention and friendship it discovers. Such has been the pressure of business upon the Clerks, that they have only been able to make out a copy of my instructions to [undecipherable] Hamilton dated the late of [undecipherable] ult^o, which is inclosed. From these you will be at no loss to conceive of General [undecipherable] which will be sent to those as soon as they can be got signed. [Troops?] have marched against the Insurgents, and a further detachment is to march from this City on Wednesday next. The people they are to go against are ignorant & misled. I am Dear Sir more sincerely & affectionately your ob^t James McHenry