[Illegible Text — Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically] War Department [undecipherable] 1800 Sir, I have the honor to transmit you the proceedings of a Court Martial held at Richmond for the trial of [undecipherable] James Triplett of the first regiment of Artillery and Engineers. — I have the honor to be with great respect Your ob[edien]t [undecipherable: probable reading — servant] [signature obliterated by ink blot] The President of the United States.