[Private] War department, Feb. 11^th 1793 Sir, The Secretary of War has determined that the money (I mentioned to you this morning) shall go forward, by D^r. Carmichael, and for the safe conveyance of which, he requests that you will engage a confidential person, to accompany D^r. Carmichael, well mounted, and armed, on horseback, and that you also furnish two horses additional, if necessary, with equipments suitable for the occasion — He thinks it will be best to hire the horses — Saml^r, I am very humble Serv^t. [undecipherable] Stagg Jun^r [undecipherable] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r. [Received from State Dep^t. Nov. 24, 1894. No. 10,0810.]