[3 may 1799 — To Gen. Hamilton] Philad. 3 may. 1799 My dear Sir, I reced your letter dated the 3^d of april (by mistake) this morning. The cloathing for New York, New Haven, and Trenton is packed up and will be immediately forwarded by the Inspector Martin, viz. to Col. Stevens, to Mr. Phelps & Sanford and [undecipherable]. That for [strikethrough: Pennsylvania] is also ready to be delivered to [strikethrough: Hartley] [undecipherable]. To guard against a failure in [strikethrough: of] the quantity for Massachusetts, I have [strikethrough: directed] the [strikethrough: Purveyor] this day to [strikethrough: instruct] Mr. Jackson of Boston to get made up, in the most expeditious manner 640 infantry coats 22 music & 42 Serjeants [strikethrough: extra lining] coats [strikethrough: to be divided equally between the two Regiments and] one [strikethrough: Regiment — but fortunate means have] without [strikethrough: attempting] [strikethrough: to be] [strikethrough: the bring them] [strikethrough: expressly along the balance without excelle] [strikethrough: are the to sent on from them] [strikethrough: Comp] I have [strikethrough: taken] the same step for [strikethrough: to be made up at Baltimore] half a Regiment for Maryland, in order that the cloathing [strikethrough: furnishing] here may be in season for Virginia and N. Carolina. yours Truly, James McHenry Gen Hamilton