[Cover — address panel:] Citizens Generals Office the Honorable James M: Henry Secretary at War Philadelphia [Docketed: March 27. 1800 John M'Gowen Inclosing a deposition in fav: of his claim as a Refugee &c] Honnord Sir the inclos'd Deppetion of Cap^t John Starr I beag you put it with the proper that I left belonging to me in ^the office there is one more that I expect to to [strikethrough: forward] Forward, which will be Verrey matereall in my feavor, but Do Not Expect that it will Com to your hand untill Sum Tim-is may a [undecipherable] and am Sir with Every Esteem your Homble Servent John M'Gowen to the Honnorable James McHenry Secretay at War philadelphia March 27.^th 1800