[endorsement on cover: G Hamilton / 9 July 97 / Country [undecipherable]] New York [undecipherable] 1797 Your several letters of the 21. [undecipherable] and 6^th of June have been received. The commanding [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are S^t Col [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] over [undecipherable] (Elizabeth [undecipherable]) [For?] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] many have [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. It is [probable?] that [Butler?] will [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] being done [undecipherable] doing so much cheaper. I [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] being while [employing?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the [several?] [rendezvous?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] questions [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] have been [announced?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [receive?] a [Copy?]. According to [this?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on the [road?] and at [places?] [undecipherable] there are no [military?] posts, to a dollar a [half?] per [day?] computing by distance [from?] [undecipherable] miles [undecipherable] in the [military?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] not [exceed?] [undecipherable]. [This?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] above [200?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to a [day?] [undecipherable] not exceeding 3[undecipherable] [undecipherable] to a day for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [600?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] pounds [undecipherable] to receive the allowance [the?] [undecipherable] for — [undecipherable] at the fund of the Regimental [undecipherable] [undecipherable] supported by a [special?] certificate from [undecipherable] of [the?] [Supply?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] This extra Allowance is not [undecipherable] to cover the full [experience?] of an Officer whose [duties?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] on a Standing in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] is only [equitable?]. But [undecipherable] he [should?] receive a sort of [undecipherable] for the difference of [expenses?] by reason of his [being?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. It is a compensation [saving?] [his?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] considerations. I [think?] of nothing better to be done than to [expend?] the [same?] [mode?] of distributing the bounty [money?] when [clothing?] is [displayed?] in the first instance when [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a further supply which it is expected will shortly be the case. [undecipherable] of the [22^d?] of [June?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] how the [extra?] [undecipherable] and keep one to be [paid?] the [balance?] to be [paid?] [undecipherable] in the same way. I had taken it for granted that a supply of Cloathing for one [half?] of [my?] Regiment would [certainly?] have [received?] [undecipherable] before the [date?] of [letters?] of the 30^th of [June?]. My [hope?] is [undecipherable] contrary [experience?]. I have no [time?] to the [Secretary?] of [War?] — on the subject, for [it?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. The [Adjutant?] [General?] [You?] are directed to [send?] [undecipherable] the forms [you?] re[ceive?] [undecipherable] [should?] be the same [as?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [later?] [two?]. 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[Clayton?] Surgeon [Thaddeus?] [Aaron?] & [James?] W. [Dallas?] Mates With great consideration [Your?] [obed?] [Serv?] [Alex?] Hamilton [P.S.] The above [appointments?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] John [Meredith?] [V?] Lieu^t vice [Dept?] Paymaster John Stephens D^o — vice [State?] Adjutant [Wood?] [Blue?] D^o L^t — vice [Humphries?] D^o L^t [undecipherable] [Robert?] [Belle?] Ditto — vice [Settle?] declined [Richard?] [Taylor?] D^o — vice [W?] — [undecipherable] [Robert?] A. [Little?] — D^o — vice [undecipherable] [Chaplain?] [Edward?] [Conrad?] Surgeon [Thomas?] [Raphael?] & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable signature]