[undecipherable], May 26, 1799 [o167] I received this morning your three letters of the 21.^st 23.^d and 24.^th instant. When I suggested [strikethrough: undecipherable] the removal of [undecipherable] to Tennessee. I did not intend to convey an idea that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] should be march[ed] [undecipherable] further up the river. I think it will be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — in at that station where he can be [more?] used upon any [undecipherable], — or [has?] not been under from a once [f]atal [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [A?] [Lieut.? Assist.?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has not transmitted to me the [c]ontracts in the [dep]artment [recruiting?] [undecipherable]. [H]as orders to transmit you [t]he contracts, [not?] [to?] [a]ttend to any directions on the subject, you [will?] think proper to [undecipherable]. I transmitted last Tuesday by a M^r. Jones (lately appointed [consul?] at Orleans) a [d]uplicate of your letter to General Wilkinson: there can be no doubt of the original having reached him, as it went [b]y a special Messenger from Tennessee. If still on the Mississippi this [latter?] [one?] is delivered him by M^r. Jones. [I?] [at?] [p]resent [d?] [cannot?] not mean to give the Indians any [undecipherable] on the subject of their illegal [trade?], or respecting the possibi[lity] of a treaty to [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] little more "the [desig]n[ment?] of the [pl]ot of the [specul]ators and the [real?] intentions of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] they say "agree with to order the quantity of [provisions?] — will [show?] us their [intentions?]!" This [made?] I imagine [undecipherable] what [M^r.?] [M?] may have [licence?] to [there?] in consequence [do?] [a]ttach [?] to him [some?] date the 29^th Dec[embe]r[?] 1798, [undecipherable] the following [memorandum?]. "The usual appointments to [soldiers?] appears to be no [considerable?] as to make it proper that [the?] [strictest?] economy be observed and that none of them who are not enabled to [consider?] it in [their?] [receive?] the public [provision?], and those [omissions?] as need a [home?] in [undecipherable]." [T]he appointment of [Lt.?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is to the [?] Regiment. I believe [the?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], I have [no?] [undecipherable]. [The?] [facts?] [undecipherable] [instructions?] [come?] entirely [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is prepared to find them [?] [h]as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable], the [S]urveyor [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will be headquarters to [you]. The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of 'be [f]urnished [undecipherable] while you will be [f]urnished [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] all [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [commun]ications to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [S]tate [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] may be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [The?] [inquiry?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has been [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] need [undecipherable] instructions for this article. I have this [morning?] [just?] received the enclosed [letter?] from [Major?] [Burrows?]. [H]e [references?] [undecipherable] to [the?] [place?] of [Capt.?] [undecipherable] [comp]any detached to Northampton. Will you be pleased to order such [troops?] as you may judge proper to Fort Mifflin? — I am Sir, with respect Your ob[edien]t [S]erv[an]t James [undecipherable: McHenry?] — [Major General Alexander Hamilton]