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War Department 23 May 1800 Sir I received your note serterday afternoon inclosing a Letter to you, from W. S. Smith, Lt. Col. of the twelfth regiment of Infantry, dated the 21st [undecipherable] Youe request my considered opinion upon the [undecipherable] contained in the letter inclosed. Whether his (Col. Smith) request, can be granted in whole or in part, comment with military, and political justice and propriety, without favour or affection. Col. Smith [undecipherable] solicits by his letter, that you should apprise him, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable][undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the Command of the 2nd regiment of artillerists and Engineers _ and also allow him to select from the Union Brigade, a Major and full Batalion of officers