[Illegible Text notice: Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically] [Received from State Dep^t Nov. 22. 1894. R.P.O. 401810.] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^re Quarter M^r Gen^l [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Received from State Dep^t Nov. 22. 1894. R.P.O. 401810.] [undecipherable: Quarter Master] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1791 War [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Hon^d Sir the Duty I placed [undecipherable] me or [undecipherable] I have after me entering the [undecipherable] fear will be a great disadvantage to me, beside that of having a [undecipherable] who am a worthy [Friend?] I have never to my knowledge been Recommended to General [Knox?] my coming to Philadelphia the Evening before the Major [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] prevented [undecipherable] me three times to [attend?] to that part of the Business But told me that it would be best to [leave?] a little before I was Recommended that I might [undecipherable] myself [acquainted?] with what I was [about?] [undecipherable] went so far as to take [undecipherable] me to give that [undecipherable] of [undecipherable], All that Gener[undecipherable] that I am [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to give this [undecipherable] of [undecipherable], All the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] is that I am [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and that [Major?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] at that place if you will be [as?] obli[ging?] as to [inform?] in a private Letter [undecipherable] how [undecipherable] thinks [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] will [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by me that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you in [undecipherable] Place of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] hopes you will [approve?] the freedom of one that [undecipherable] the honor to [be?] [himself?] [most?] [truly?] [your?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]