1. Hamilton probably was referring to the letter to him of 29 April from the Philadelphia merchants Reed & Forde. They wished to know whether the brig Molly, bound from New Orleans to London, would become subject to the embargo if she stopped at New York "for Orders" without entering the port. They added, "as we are inclined to think the Legislature . . . did not intend to subject any vessels to the Embargo circumstanced as this Vessel is, we request you will be so obliging as to submit this application to the executive and favour us with your answer" (PHi: Reed and Forde Papers; see also Hamilton Papers description begins Harold C. Syrett et al., eds. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton. 27 vols. New York, 1961–87. description ends , 16: 353-54, 288). No reply has been identified.