[To Mrs Nourse / Sept 27 1791] [In two [undecipherable] XXIX - 12.1 3801[undecipherable]] Philadelphia 27 Sept 1791 Madam I have [the honor] to acknowledge the receipt of your two favors covering letters for your Son. I [strikethrough: shall alwthu] [afford?] [great?] pleasure to receive and forward them. [strikethrough: at all times] Your son has [undecipherable] marched with the Army from Fort [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] about the 15^th of [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] month [to?] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] establish [a] post on the Miami River where empties [into?] [Lake?] Erie. The force is so respectable that it is [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] they will not [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] with hostile Indians. The distance from you about [undecipherable] miles [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] answer your first letter sufficiently on receiving it as I have been put into a fever, and recently we received from the hands of providence a most severe affliction in the sudden death of our second [undecipherable] for [the?] [undecipherable] year [undecipherable] — It is only for tender parents to conceive of the keenest [undecipherable] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] ever. [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] In every occasion or when it will be possible for me to render you [some?] [undecipherable] I shall consider myself as [undecipherable] greatly gratif[ying?] [my?] feelings —