[from Gen: Butler — dat: 2 July 1791] [Rendezvous &c] [administrative stamp markings] [Col Hodgdon [undecipherable]] [Received] [undecipherable: filing notation, left margin, rotated] Dear Sir R'd 2 July 1791. O Miff[undecipherable] I understood you that there was an Extra quantity of Overalls in order to Supply the Troops and that a Second pair for which they were to be Charged, this I have mentioned to the Officers in no wise here that has had only one pair for this [undecipherable: Comp'y?] more that [undecipherable] order'd a second pair [undecipherable] on their Return Cap^t [undecipherable] has applied to [undecipherable] Craig the still not [undecipherable] without my orders. There can be no propriety [undecipherable] for this as the Cap^t [undecipherable] the Re[undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] to you or the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] you to be so Obliging as [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] are to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] one further trouble on the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Cap^ts have Rec^d the [undecipherable] on you without my order, I should think one Cap^ts Order as good as [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] they are to have the care of the men they must be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] orders — [undecipherable] Your [undecipherable] [undecipherable: signature] [Col Hodgdon] [Received stamp]