Now I have all seven images. Let me produce the transcription. [undecipherable postal notation and docket markings; ink damage obscures most text; "1799" partially legible] War Dep[artmen]t 21^st [undecipherable] 1799 Dear Sir, I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 10^th inst. Relating to [the] subject I to[ok?] [undecipherable] to [give?] you in my letter of [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [your?] opinion and [undecipherable] to [undecipherable], I have it only in my power to add the following information. Similar claims have heretofore [undecipherable], [undecipherable] not been [undecipherable] in the same operation and [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] the [practice?] of M[r.?] [undecipherable]. I [undecipherable] [you?] [undecipherable] [the?] [undecipherable] of the President, [undecipherable] from the records of the [Office?], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [remain?]. [undecipherable] that the [undecipherable] issuance, by a [undecipherable] as interest [undecipherable] S[.?] as [undecipherable] more so [undecipherable] done [undecipherable] &c[.] for [undecipherable] U[nited] S[tates] as [undecipherable] like amount [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [President?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] more allowed by the President [undecipherable] in the field [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] appropriated for [the?] [individual?] for a [undecipherable] more [undecipherable] to the Indian [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in all [undecipherable] that has been demanded, [undecipherable] of [the?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and of the [undecipherable] being unan- thorised. From Georgia a list of unan[thorised?] or [undecipherable] to a very large [amount?] [undecipherable] included as an inter[undecipherable] [occasional?] [undecipherable] application to [you?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] acted [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to return with [the?] [undecipherable]. It will be observed by [you?] that the practice of the [undecipherable] alluded to and [the?] [undecipherable] are prior to the laws now in force, which give such extended power to the [President?] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the militia, not seem in a [undecipherable] degree in constitu- tional cases of [undecipherable] to annul similar power in State [undecipherable] and to [ratify?] the powers of dis[undecipherable] [undecipherable] President by giving that of calling out a [undecipherable] force. [Of?] course of judging after the first [undecipherable] of danger—[of?] the [undecipherable] necessary or whether any. You are correct in your [undecipherable] for [a?] [use?] of [the?] [undecipherable] before [undecipherable] [undecipherable] judge to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for [the?] [undecipherable] engaged in an expedition dist[ant?] [undecipherable] undertaken [undecipherable] without the sanction of the State Executive — referred to me [undecipherable] less [than?] [undecipherable] thousand, [undecipherable] You will refer to the law making provision for the compensation — and when I mention it — you will [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] Claiborne was the [person?], the only one in Congress [who?] also spoke on the occasion, and [undecipherable] [the?] compensation I am D[ea]r [undecipherable], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in [undecipherable]