[Recd from State Dep^t No. [undecipherable]] Boston November 1. 1792. Dear Sir, I have the pleasure of writing you from my native Boston, where I arrived on Saturday Evening the 27. Ultimo — and am happy to inform you that I find all my Connexions & Friends in good health, whose chearful Smiles at my presence, not a little heightened my pleasure & Satisfaction after so long an Absence. I suppose I may wish you Joy by the Arrival of Capt Hodgdon in your City; as my Cousin Doble, who arrived here on the 17 of October informs me, that he set to embark at [undecipherable: Annola?], from which he departed in the Morning of the 7. of September bound directly for Philadelphia — Doble [strikethrough: if he sailed from thence on the morning] of the same day — if the [undecipherable] Captain — [undecipherable] make my respects acceptable to him, if [undecipherable] without doubt informs his good Lady of this [undecipherable]; with my fondest wishes that he may join them to add new Happiness to their Connexion. Agreeably to the request of M^rs Hodgdon, I have mentioned to your Brother whom I found perfectly in health — her usual wishes — she informs me that the Billet he has already engaged, and that the likeness promised her, at Philadel[phia] Shall be sent So soon as the Business he is engaged [undecipherable] — is attentive to this [undecipherable] — he also informs me of his intentions to put Arrangements with [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] also in this Town, which is certainly one of the most [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] he be enable to establish his [undecipherable] — I have been [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] — of this [undecipherable], this [undecipherable] will inform you by the next early Opportunity, and will [undecipherable] to you some [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] the Town, to [undecipherable] give you. 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As [undecipherable] from my Absence, has [undecipherable] — our [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] are — [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of an [undecipherable] Friends. To [undecipherable] Sir [undecipherable] [undecipherable] but [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] allow [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] establishing a [undecipherable] means it the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] am some [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] American. 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An [undecipherable] [undecipherable] all others [undecipherable] [undecipherable] after me [undecipherable] [little?] Mary [undecipherable] [undecipherable] most [undecipherable] on my behalf. [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] Your Friend, [undecipherable: S. Higginson?] [James Codden Esq^r]