[Lieut. h.^s Triplett] Sir, Philad^a. June 14^th 1798 Yesterday were shown to me, your Letters, of the 3^d & 10^th Instant. but too late to go through the ordinary Process of remitting Money. In the former, you inclosed an Estim[undecipherable: Estimate] of Demands incumbent on you to discharge, amounting to 682 dollars, besides some Expences for Captain Moore. I have also seen Captain Truxtun's Letter of the 10^th. informing that he shou[undecipherable: should] proceed soon the Bay, and be ready to go out to [undecipherable] Sea on Sunday or Monday next, the 17^th or 18^th. [undecipherable] Hence it follows, that he will be detained on your [undecipherable] account or proceed — to Sea without you. To prevent, as far as possible, the former, I have concluded to desire Col^o. Fitzgerald, Collector of [undecipherable] the Port of Alexandria, to advance to you Seven hundred Dollars, which I will replace [undecipherable] in his hands by Tomorrow's Post — You will [undecipherable] therefore, call on him immediately for the [undecipherable] pay, or make an adequate Arrangements [undecipherable] the demands, above referred to — and [undecipherable] Hampton to embark, agreeably to Cap[undecipherable] Truxtuns orders. — — The [undecipherable]