[Address panel: Samuel Hodgdon Esq:] [Philadelphia] [Postal and administrative notations, partially undecipherable, in upper right corner of wrapper, circled] Dear Sir Philad. 8 Feb^y 1792 Such Difficulties and delays have happened and now arise's [undecipherable: imposed] by [undecipherable] detention of our money from the [undecipherable] in Consequence of our Accounts being unsettled, for that only, charge of the Remnant [undecipherable] — That [undecipherable] be greatly [obliged] in [your], [doing] what may be necessary [Resp-] the [undecipherable: price] as soon other Officers [would] [undecipherable] — We have charged [1] Dollar [Yd] [undecipherable] is not more Than half [undecipherable] — We [undecipherable] found a [undecipherable: parcel] of [undecipherable] will weigh [some] Ounces and we allowed considerable of the quantity for the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] — Be pleased to inform if you will in future [undecipherable: Letters] will our Money and charged to the [undecipherable] in your Account the amount of our Claims [undecipherable: Praying] an early Attention to our Express [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Ch. Tomme for] [undecipherable] & Millingen Since writing the forgoing I find the Auditor has Consented to Allow the Amount [undecipherable: Heretofore] The price is also [undecipherable: Express] which [is] to be [paid] to be [undecipherable: determined] this morning and [sent] to the Auditors Office [undecipherable] our Money and [undecipherable: I wish] you to have Yours — [undecipherable: C.D.]