[Major Isaac Craig Pittsburgh] Philadelphia 10. Oct. 1792 Sir, Yesterday I received your letter of the 28 Ultimo — informing me that you had received none of the 16 & with it "another disappointment" — was I disposed to be angry, I think I have abundant cause, — in the first place my own Accounts were detained, several weeks waiting for such vouchers to yours as were effective before they could be rendered — then yours was to be made entire: in such form as to meet [undecipherable] the living law — they were handed in without a moments [loss] of time; and a requisition was made for the balances that appeared — which was referred under the Auditor [undecipherable] the balance due — interview took place [undecipherable] your letter, as the foundation: if the requisition previous to Adjustment, were [undecipherable] the Secretary of the Treasury to endorse him to order payment — neither Part hoped without this proof of a [undecipherable] — Knowledge; when a Warrant might be directed — in this State of uncertainty, to believe you so much as was in my [undecipherable] power — I advanced a sum from my own small Stock, and again [pressed?] for the Warrant — at length one is found for about [undecipherable: half] of the balance that appeared on my statement; and from this One Thousand Dollars is remitted to you — from this [undecipherable] Accident, I [undecipherable] you to determine Whether I am entitled to the [undecipherable] reflections I have received — in my turn, I most cordially [undecipherable] that I had not undertaken a settlement of your Accounts, your own Application would have convinced you that I am not kindly treated — to this [undecipherable] the Accounts are not [undecipherable] we [can?] I tell where they will be furnished — the astonishment of the payment — [undecipherable] which you have so frequently mentioned will [undecipherable] when this one Account will come under consideration if he settles in less time than I am likely to do, I shall be astonished as well as pleased. You mention the application of [undecipherable] — and you have his Account, which I wish you to deliver to him, besides this and one or two other [undecipherable] Account belonging to Persons in your Quarter I know of none remaining here that it can therefore be of no use to advertise — then punishment either to me, or to the [undecipherable], will be [undecipherable] him personally, or if that is inconvenient, to their [undecipherable] — Clamours of unreasonable Men I am so accustomed to, that I cease to regard them — wrapped in conscious Integrity & [undecipherable] myself with my Conduct in every particular, which of [my] Enemies can give me no Alarm. — Shall only further add, that the [undecipherable] — you mention as having [undecipherable] of the former Quarter Master [undecipherable], is not to be accounted for with him at all, as [undecipherable] again & again [undecipherable] to inform you — it is charged to me; & if [it] is to be deducted from the balance that appears due on your Account — the moment your Account is [undecipherable] in — [undecipherable] may expect to be further [undecipherable] I am Sir, Your most Ob^t Serv^t Samuel [undecipherable: Hodgdon?] [P.S. your Draft in favour of Barker is Paid — no further advances will be made until the Auditor finally Determines on your accounts — Major [Craig]]