Philadelphia September 1^st 1791 Your letter of the 23^d August is received — I am Surprised at Morris's Conduct, he has abused the confidence placed in him and shall be guarded against in future — he undoubtedly must soon be at Pittsburg with the loads he took on from him the 20^th of July — as I had the Account of his being as far on his way as Shippensburg on or about the — of August — I have received the Bills of Lading of the Lead & Shot being Shipped by M^r Slate at New york, and am hourly expecting their Arrival here — but I have been informed by Major Knox that they are not to be forwarded at present, but Stored — nothing has been forwarded since I wrote you last — We have at length complicated the long and tedious business of removing the Public Stores from Carpenters Hall to the deposits, and are at least in the best manner we could in the new Store, we finished yesterday, & the hands are all dismissed & will be paid off this afternoon or tomorrow — The Carpenters Company are very urgent to have the old buildings about the Stalls removed, I have informed them that as soon as I have a little leisure I will attend to that business — as these buildings are entirely useless to the Public, and almost rotten, I intend to have them taken down, and carried home for firewood (except Hamptons Shop) have seriously requested that the Atto^r is Due to M^r b of Carpenters Hall, and I have been informed that the War Office was soon to remove, and it is probable that the War Office would be at the Generals first Stores in Chestnut Street — I am now engaged in getting up the Books, I have already got a good way into the Cash Accounts and I now hope to be able to devote more to the business of the Office as the Outdoor work is nearly Despatched. in Cases — there is another Company raising in New York, which an Officer from the Eastward is coming on to take the Command for if I remember right his name is Brackets — they have now about forty Recruits and are enlisting very fast as they accept them of all Ages & Sizes — this Company is at present under the Command of one Lieut. [undecipherable] formerly of [undecipherable] am wrote by drawing terms, Provisions & Clothing — I have nothing new from Major [undecipherable] respecting the Stores, it has gone on to Pittburgh — Col. Pickering is gone home at present & is to return in two three or four weeks — by the last Bill I forwarded 2 letters for M^r Carmonthy which came from Boston — there was enclosed in a Cover which Col. Pickering franked — He does not mention the Receipt of these letters in his last by the days Post — I have nothing particular to add — Sam Sir Your most Obedient Swan William Hennis Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r