Pay Office Philad^a June 18^th 1791 Sir By direction of the Sec^r of War I have delivered Captain Erkuries Beatty Nine thousand dollars &50 Cents in Gold and the further sum of Eight thousand eight hundred and forty four dollars in post Notes, at 30 days — making together the sum of 17,844 dollars &50 Ct. — which Money Cap^t Beatty is directed to put into your hands, to be appropriated agreeably to the enclosed Estimates [strikethrough: that] by Warrants from the commanding General unless the Commanding General may find it expedient and more necessary to make use of [strikethrough: it] all or more of it for other or more important purposes, however of this I expect the Sec^y of War will [underline: particularly] advise him & you [strikethrough: —] — The General [strikethrough: you are most proper person to have this charge in hand] having a particular confidence in you, has induced him to have this additional charge on you — Cap^t Beatty has directions to exchange [strikethrough: from] at Fort Pitt the Cash for the Notes, if give Cap^t Beatty triplicate practicable — you will please to [undecipherable] that he may transmit the [strikethrough: letters] money he has any one receipt [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] Warrants from the Sec^y of War — Accepts on this Money wishing you much health & a pleasant tour — I am D Sir Your obed^t Serv^t [undecipherable] Sam^d Hodgdon Esq^r [13 June 1791 / to Sam^l Hodgdon [undecipherable] / Mss. No. 94]