[Litter from J^a Moylan / 8^th May 1792 / R.^d May 15. 1792] [Addressed: Samuel Hodgdon Esq. / D. H. G. Fort Washington] [W. Tate — W.^m 1 box] Lexington 8^th May 1792 Dear Sir I have received yours, favour'd the 23^d & 30^th ult.^o & am much obliged to you for the trouble — have Taken to discover the mistake — & to speak to the Boys — I had but a few Quires of Post paper (you [undecipherable], a few Reams of Good Cut & 5 quires of Letter paper which I thought for you Supposing you much in want of it, I forwarded Yesterday by the opp.^t of a Waggon from the Contractors Store & under the Care of M.^r Tate — who will deliver you in this — I have paid, for the latter 3.8/ p.^r Ream — the lowest price it could be procured at, This much finer than the Paper you wrote me [undecipherable], & hope you will approve the quality of it — I Received y.^r letter of the 30^th ult.^o — being at my Return from the Country. Too late to answer it by the Express which M.^r Morton wrote by — Your order for the Horses I Immediately set about Executing & shall be doing all [undecipherable] to procure such as will Answer your Expectations & now I am determined to [undecipherable: probable reading "take none"] that will not fully Come up to my Ideas of such as you wish them to be. In a few Days we shall let you know what progress we have Made in the Business, so as to give Time to provide for their Safe Conduct to [undecipherable] — In the mean while I Remain very Sincerely Sir Your ob.^t Ser.^t John Moylan P.S. In the Box addressed to you There is a Bundle for Gen.^l Wilke. who please to Come to be delivered to him — [Sam.^l Hodgdon Esq^r]