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James O'Hara Pittsburg 12<sup>th </sup>August1'/93
 
James O'Hara Pittsburg 12<sup>th </sup>August1'/93
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Your letter of the 17<sup>th </sup>. June  [indecipherable]11<sup>th</sup> July by ruling I receivd on the 31<sup>th </sup>[indecipherable] together with the Gen dispatches, which were next day forwarded by Post.[indecipherable]
 
Your letter of the 17<sup>th </sup>. June  [indecipherable]11<sup>th</sup> July by ruling I receivd on the 31<sup>th </sup>[indecipherable] together with the Gen dispatches, which were next day forwarded by Post.[indecipherable]
  
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I am sorry my exertions at this Post has not met your approbation, and can assure you that I have taken all possible pains to execute your orders with the most [indecipherable] fortititude and attention [indecipherable]. Indeed I endeavored as early as feasible to procure one. For that purpose I engaged a W. Henderson to bring up from York [indecipherable] ones these have not yet come four and I have not neglected on the arrival of every waggon that came up to your description to endeavour to free [indecipherable], I now send there. I shall endeavour to complete and send on the number ordered as soon as they come forward. The very irregular and inadequate supplies of money that I have obtaind has operated to retain these purchases.
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I am sorry my exertions at this Post has  
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not met your approbation, and can assure you that I  
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have taken all possible pains to execute your orders  
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with the most scrupulous fortititude and attention. waggons
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order'd. I endeavor'd as early as feasible to procure, and
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for that purpose I engag'd a W. Henderson to bring up  
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from York 10 new ones. these have not yet come forw<sup>d</sup>
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and I have not neglected on the arrival of every waggon  
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that came up to your description to endeavour to pur
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chase , I now send there. I shall endeavour to complete  
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and send on the number order'd as soon as they come  
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forward. The very irregular & inadequate supplies of  
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money that I have obtaind has operated to retard
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these purchases. ---