[32] [D^r Sir] Phila^a June 16^th 1798. [Tho^s. Truxtun] The Secretary of War being absent, the President has charged me with the Business of that Department for a few days. Yesterday I saw two Letters from Lieut^t. Triplett, calling for Money to discharge various Demands incurred by him at Alexandria, for inlisting Seamen & Marines, for your Frigate, & sending them on board: but it was now too late to remit the money in the ordinary Way by this day's Mail: I have therefore written to my friend Col^o. Fitzgerald, Collector of the Port, to advance to Lieut^t. Triplett, seven hundred dollars: His Estimate was 682. I hope there will be no difficulty in the Way of this Advance, as I have engaged to remit by tomorrow's Mail the 700 p to Col^o. Fitzgerald. I have also written to Lieut^t. Riplett to pay or make Arrangements to pay the above Demands, and to hasten to join you in Hampton Roads, agreeably to your orders, informing him that I had seen your Letter of the 10^th in which you say, that you should proceed to Hampton Roads, & be ready to put to Sea by Sunday or Monday; & therefore, if he made any delay, you would g