[strikethrough: Ho—] Baltimore 1 Dec. 1800 My dear Mr. Hamilton: &c — What is past and cannot be amended between friends had better be forgotten. Let it be so if you please, and I am content. I have since your last reflected upon the policy & propriety of your replying to the answers by your [strikethrough: character & conduct of the] letter animadversions on the President, and incline to believe that it would be wiser to suspend for the present any further publication on the subject. Until all the answers appear, a judgement [strikethrough: cannot] [interlined: can] be formed whether a reply to all or any of them is expedient? Unless Mr. Adams, should [strikethrough: use] [interlined: dashingly] [interlined: mine] temper [strikethrough: himself] fully on the contents of your [interlined: must and] [interlined: not any] Pamphlet? [interlined: of Mr. Adams?] — You well also [strikethrough: cannot] be defective? [strikethrough: Besides consider] [interlined: [undecipherable]] that there is not the least chance * at the present moment of your making a new or more favorable impression on the public mind — Besides what object is to be obtained? It cannot influence his election. and many work [interlined: in the public mind.] [interlined: On the whole] no good to yourself. I should advise a suspension. Wolcot is also of the same opinion. [strikethrough: Wolcott under] you [interlined: I will] find out [undecipherable] if I can [undecipherable] comply with your request. [strikethrough: [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] two [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] Our electors are 5 & 5 and it is not improbable that influence will be exerted to have one vote at least [interlined: of from him] abstracted from... Gen Pinckney Yours always [signature: JMcH] [1 Dec^r. 1800 / To Alext. Hamilton] Alext. Hamilton