[Wm K. Knox] New York 9^th Nov^r 1788 [marginal note: undecipherable] Your favor of the 2^d inst came duly to hand — Lieut Brett and the Clothing are arrived [undecipherable: safe/late] at N Brunswick - he reached that place on the 6^th M^r Stagg was there the 7^th and the [undecipherable] from Pennsylvania arrived the same day, however the articles which M^r Stagg wrote for to M^r Hodgdon on the 4^th had not arrived at Brunswick but probably came there by the Stage on Saturday— M^r Stagg expected to Muster & Inspect the troops on the 8^th and to march them tomorrow the 10^th M^r Hodgdon's agreement with the Waggoners is expressed in his letter of the 5^th to M^r Stagg as follows "This morning I rec^d your favor of the 3 instant The Seven Waggons [I am] engaged under the first order[s] they will [undecipherable] you with this - the conditions of these engagements are as follows - First each Waggon to be paid for at the rate of Twenty [undecipherable] Penn^a Currency per day, to commence on the day they leave this City to go to Brunswick - to load with a Ton weight Gross each if required, to proceed with the troops - to receive Twenty pounds each in advance, and to be allowed thirteen day[s] [undecipherable] to return to their respective homes." I hope this agreement will meet with your approbation. Hodgdon is accustomed to that business, and probably has done as well as any person could do in a familiar case. M^r Brett will undoubtedly leave Brunswick tomorrow if the weather is fair— He in leaving this City represented his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that from the [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] when he has executed his business in Connecticut, I could not do otherwise than to allow him an additional months pay with which he went off much relieved and happy - he requested Subsistence with a months pay - the latter however was only granted - of this I inform you in a late letter, and as I acted for the best hoped you would approbate the measure - A months pay has been also allowed to four old soldiers who joined him in Connecticut - he has also allowed an account of about £4. for some expences occurred in coming from Fort Pitt which he assured me you promised him you would - he has left regular vouchers for this [undecipherable] - These are the only deviations from the Estimate made out by Cap^t Breu as copied by him at Boston and signed by you. I remark that you do not expect to leave Boston till the 14^th but I Think it may be the 17^th as the Stage will leave Boston on that day, at any rate I shall hazard this reaching you at that place on Saturday the 15^th M^rs Knox has enclosed me a letter from Newark (where she has passed the last week with M^r Ogden) to be conveyed to Hartford. I enclose accordingly to Col Wadsworth's care. I have not quitted house since I last wrote you, altho' I am much better however my [undecipherable] continues to [undecipherable] but oh [undecipherable] hard obstinate, there is [undecipherable: no?] foundation left for the least cold to make it as bad as it has been. I am therefore advised to keep house until it is entirely dissipated - I have suffered so much as to adhere to this advice, altho if I continue to mend in the same proportion as for several days past it will admit of my being out in two or three days - I work in the same degree I should at the Office - M^r Audebert attends constantly there and calls daily during M^r Stagg's absence on me - nothing however material has offered since his departure - There are very few members of Congress in Town - except New York there is M^r Maddison M^r Huger, who is going to Carolina, M^r Williamson M^r Armstrong, and I do not of any more - M^r Parker sailed for Carolina this morn in company with M^r Greene who returned from Bethlehem two days ago where she had been to place her daughters at school. M^rs Knox is still at Newark - kiss Lucy for me and believe me to be Yours Affectionately W Knox.