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Rh thus depending, and which lasted upwards of three weeks, Clingman, unasked, frequently dropped hints to me, that Reynolds had it in his power, very materially to injure the secretary of the treasury, and that Reynolds knew several very improper transactions of his. I paid little or no attention to those hints, but when they were frequently repeated, and it was even added that Reynolds said, he had it in his power to hang the secretary of the treasury, that he was deeply concerned in speculation, that he had frequently advanced money to him (Reynolds) and other insinuations of an improper nature, it created considerable uneasiness on my mind, and I conceived it my duty to consult with some friends on the subject—Mr. Monroe and Mr. Venable were informed of it yesterday morning. Signed by Mr. Muhlenberg.

Philadelphia, 13th December, 1792. Being informed yesterday in the morning, that a person of the name of Reynolds, from Virginia,