[May 26. 1800 / The President / Smith / Toussand / Gilma] Philadelphia May 26 1800 Sir I have received your letter of 23^d of this month, relative to Col Smiths letter. your letter of this 26^th relative to appointments for Major Toussard. Your letter of this date. I shall omit appointing any Officer in the Artillery at present excepting M^r Robins Chamberlain — Your letter also of this date enclosing a Petition from Robert Gilmore Esq^r Chairman of the Committee &c All these subjects are of too much importance, delicacy and difficulty to be determined in haste. I shall refer them all therefore to M^r Stoddard who is to succeed you when you leave the Office, or to his Successor when he shall arrive. I am Sir with great Esteem Your humble Serv^t (signed) John Adams Secretary of War