(Circular.) Supervisor's Office, Providence, May 5th, 1800. Gentlemen, A variety of causes which could neither have been prevented or controuled [sic] by me ... have hitherto prevented my making the necessary communications to you preparatory to the arrangements to be made by you for the collection of the tax, laid by the act of Congress of the 14th of July, 1798, intitled "An act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States."

"(Circular.) Supervisor's Office, Providence, May 5th, 1800. Gentlemen, A variety of causes which could neither have been prevented or controuled [sic] by me ... have hitherto prevented my making the necessary communications to you preparatory to the arrangements to be made by you for the collection of the tax, laid by the act of Congress of the 14th of July, 1798, intitled "An act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States.""@en
"(Circular.) Supervisor's Office, Providence, May 5th, 1800 : Gentlemen, A variety of causes which could neither have been prevented or controuled [sic] by me ... have hitherto prevented my making the necessary communications to you preparatory to the arrangements to be made by you for the collection of the tax, laid by the act of Congress of the 14th of July, 1798, intitled "An act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States.""
"(Circular.) Supervisor's Office, Providence, May 5th, 1800 Gentlemen, A variety of causes which could neither have been prevented or controuled [sic] by me ... have hitherto prevented my making the necessary communications to you preparatory to the arrangements to be made by you for the collection of the tax, laid by the act of Congress of the 14th of July, 1798, intitled "An act to lay and collect a direct tax within the United States.""@en