[Letter, from McAdam — date 27 June 1791. Rec'd the 24 Jan. 1791.] Washington 27^th June 1791 M^r Samuel Hodgdon Sir This moment am favored with yours of the 20^th Inst. which informs you of desire of forwarding the horses the are very young did not come to hand last week, have & now sent ten or twelve horses with but — was not to say — Departing you may & not have sent a copy until a the whole was put with — & a point first Thursday and & by with then I purchased & to bring in three horses to this place intend, Sending & up th — a — Saturday or Mon. Dept. to Philadelphia — I, you Do not think Sufficiently — & convenient to take the horses in at — Right or Two of them purchased & & that place — I wrote you the 20^th Inst. informed & had purchased [undecipherable] hundred [undecipherable] when were at [undecipherable] can Supply you with any Bills quantity you please at that price — and not be got to have on the levy at — My Trunk where the boots is, at [undecipherable] — furnished has them at [undecipherable] — probably a Small quantity of salt may be got to but today, but the [undecipherable] the hole is now so it is impossible for Boats to be taken have & from & Shall endeavor the first attending, first offers and forward them to Pittsburg — Surely with three boots at Buffalo most — such is, it will answer to Town — at that place, if you intend Sending the faster horses by water would allowed & one them on board at Buffalow the men will allow & of an embarkation almost any time of the Season — can Supply with & fort or [undecipherable] for that or any other use, I am Thinking of issue about the 16^th first month at the Mouth of Buffalow — then Eighteen — are now finished, probably by the time I Shall Send them of to Pittsburgh I will be & — & even a five or Six more which Shall forward also please inform if you receive — me — I furnish — any more horses for the bowlers — I find pack horses Shoes & in plenty, and think the men to be — I am going to no there is noble hold — to reaches pack horses [undecipherable] — not having any instructions respecting horses these [undecipherable] purchased any — not Expected to have had — from — [undecipherable] this as am informed there is just I need my pack horses for your — company, I find my letter of the 20^th Day & did not leave this Town a little the following — I suppose that is the reason I did not use been upon on that Subject the Secr M^r Henry Wood is certain that is not — agreed with packing — [undecipherable] in — at another person in Every respect for — that Superwise he wishes to agree with you to take care of a Brigade or any quantity of pack horses you think most agreeable — Shall engage that he will purchase the horses as well as any other person you can find — I believe I could furnish any quantity of pack horses you choose — only give me orders and directions what killed — [undecipherable] for — he will be told from Trunks to — a few & thus be [undecipherable] — Directions with ticket to age — & — should in order for the he — And [undecipherable] Town which & here [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] Ban[undecipherable] Ohio [undecipherable] — To the & Buffalow [undecipherable] — — & want it as [undecipherable] before — my cares — I remain with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — Dr Sir & Your most &c [signed] Jim [undecipherable]