[docket: The [undecipherable] of War / No. [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] 1791] [address: Sam.^l Hodgdon Esq.] [carrier notation: By favour of [undecipherable] Washington] Fort Jefferson Oct^r 1^st 1791 — Sir Nothing of Consequence has happen'd Since your departure, at the first Moment of Leisure I Shall acquaint you with all what May happen, concerning your department & things in the [undecipherable] Day — You will be Surprised I Dare say, Sir to See patrick Baen again the [undecipherable] washington [undecipherable] his Base advice him my self for Doing [undecipherable] for this reason from the Very Moment that [undecipherable] got into a Mess the Boys Seem'd to be Very Much Dissplased, and [undecipherable] Lose him do most every thing [undecipherable] had it no soldiers so far as to Desire to Draw presents along with them. in Consequence of which patrick has Madd his Comrades to owe two or three times already, and when [undecipherable] Discovered that was the Case & they never would [undecipherable] in harmony'd together, [undecipherable] thought the Best away was to be [undecipherable] to Send him back again to you. besides that Sir, I have no great to do for him — for my part and as he Can be Useful — to you I hoped you will not Blame me for his Sending him back. — Our Garida has been [undecipherable] at all the Sick once that can be found in the Army, their Number has about 120 [undecipherable] there very few are [undecipherable] to Do Duty, upon my [undecipherable] How pleasant it is to be [undecipherable] if you have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to me Sir, I will do my best to Comply them fully. — pleased to Give my best Compliments to M^r Coles Worthy and [undecipherable] and with a very great regard — Sir Your Most obed^t & very humble Serv^t [undecipherable: signature] [address: S. Hodgdon —]