[Illegible Text notice: Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically] May 20. 1797 Gen. Wilkinson [undecipherable] 30[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] War Department, May 20^th 1799 Sir, It being possible that the [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] from Major General Hamilton dated 18^th February ultimo may have been distroyed in the passage, though sent by a special express from [undecipherable]. I enclose a duplicate, that the object of the General may [undecipherable] fully insured. With great respect, Dear Sir, Your obt. Servant James McHenry Brigadier General James Wilkinson