[Draft] [. March 1800 To Gen. Hamilton :] Dear Sir. will you give a few hours or bills to the formation of a bill — providing 1^st. of the two artillery regiments, agreeably to the For the mode [undecipherable] occasions [undecipherable] principles laid down in my report [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] & [undecipherable] [strikethrough: [undecipherable] report & letter in the [undecipherable] of] Artillery. 2. For [the] establishment of a school and [undecipherable] of the fundamental [undecipherable] of Artillery & Engineers. such a schools. 3. For [the] other [undecipherable] matters as requiring legislative provisions [strikethrough: [undecipherable] in the report.] 4. an to the latter bill [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] explanatory clause — defining the officers entitled to double rations. bills, or bills for the two former. The two first [undecipherable] request you to ^ send me as soon as possible. Such as the presence of [undecipherable] on [undecipherable] it is out of my [undecipherable] sincerely. 1 March [blot] M^r Gen Hamilton