Knoxville January 25^th 1800 Sir I received your Letter of the 11^th October 1799 In answer to which, Am happy to inform you that the Agent has reported in favor of your Claim which I have Confirmed. Yours &c [order] [See a Copy of the above] [No 8 Sent by M^r Jackson] your Humble Serv^t David Henley M^r James M^c[undecipherable] Knoxville 27^th Jany 1800 Sir I have drawn on you this day in fav^r of M^r M^c[undecipherable] Beaman & Co. for Three thousand Dollars, payable to them or order after ten days sight, Which Sum [undecipherable] in my thanks [undecipherable] Remittance in October last, and I now app[undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the being the Regular Troops under [undecipherable] Colonel [undecipherable] in this State, I have to request your Paying the Bills and with very great resp[undecipherable] [Your] Humble Serv^t David Henley Agt of M[undecipherable] James McHenry [S 8 19d]