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52. Tho.s Trusctun Phila.a June 14.th 1798. Dr 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.?t 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, Colo Fitzgerald, Collector of the Fort, to advance to Lieutt 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 Colo Fitzgerald. I have also written to Lieut.t 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 10th 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

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