Request for money: Page #1 Original title: 1798/ZXX16_1.jpg Protection: Open to all Expiration: Never Status: Approved Mark this revision as complete Cancel Request for money: Page #1 Go full screenExit full screen Layout Reset 52. Tho.<sup>s</sup> Trusctun Phila.<sup>a</sup> June 14.<sup>th</sup> 1798. D<sup>r</sup> Sir 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.<sup>?t</sup> Triplett, calling for Money to discharge various Demands incurred by him at Alex- andria. 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<sup>o</sup> Fitzgerald, Collector of the Fort, to advance to Lieut<sup>t</sup> 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 $ to Col<sup>o</sup> Fitzgerald. I have also written to Lieut.<sup>t</sup> Triplett to pay or make Arrangements to pay the above Demands, and to hasten to join you in Hampton Roads, agree- ably to your orders informing him that I had seen your letter of the 10<sup>th</sup> 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 go