Now I have all six images. Pages 1–2 are the primary source; page 3 is the "Other Copies" separator; pages 4 and 6 are cleaner alternate copies that help decipher the ink-blotted sections of page 2; page 5 is a very faint, largely illegible copy. I'll transcribe pages 1–2, using pages 4 and 6 to fill in the obscured text. [6 May 1800 To John Adams, in execution of his desire to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] War Dept. 6 May 1800 Sir. Conformably to your directions, I requested, and had an interview with M^r Waln this morning, and communicated to him, that if it would suit M^r Whelen best, on account of his family and connections to hold an agency in the branch of the Purveyor at Philadelphia — at a salary from 1000 to 1200 Dollars per annum — in preference to the Principal office which would require the removal of his family to the City of Washington, in that case the agency would be stipulated for in his favour. M^r Waln promised to consult M^r Whelen, and inform me of his friends wishes — this evening or early in the morning. I shall transmit his information as soon as received by me. I have the honor to be Sir: with perfect consideration — Sir your ob^t James McHenry John Adams President of the U.S.