[38] Col^t James O'Hara                          Phil^a December 28. 1792 Quarter M^r Gen^l Dear Sir Your of the 14^th instant came duly to hand its contents gave me pleasure — The two thousand five hundred Dollars shall be held for the purpose you mention, should any occurrence oblige you again to draw. I have no doubt on the part of the treasury but that the money will be furnished, and on my own Part you may rely for every possible assistance — am happy to hear your General and his troops are comfortably quartered. By the Stalls of the 6^th Ulto I suspect the army will be obliged to go into action early in the Spring, untill that news arived, we had flatted ourselves that Peace would take place, but it is now the General Opinion that no terms will be accepted by the Indians untill a round drubbing shall teach them wisdom — and this we do not despair of giving them next Campaign. Some your letters from M^r Belli have arrived and with them drafts to the amount of 1696 Dollars and two thirds, all of which I have paid — they appear to have been given for Hampshire church, and may Embracted for under the directions of General Wilkinson — about four thousand Dollars more as we are advised will be drawn on the same Account — The letter proper forwarded was as you requested, the same as is used in the War Office but [undecipherable] that was my Order to the Printer — however I will [39] send you a duplicates of such as will answer your purpose — the news from France fills all faces here with Cheerfulness — The tyrants have had enough to do to get out of France they will never return on the same Errand. — Accept the Compliments of this season and believe me to be very sincerely Your most ob^t Servant S^r Samuel Hodgdon