New York 5^th May 1793 — Sir, This serves to inform you that through the carelessness of [its?] boatmen owing or [undecipherable] which detained us 24 hours on the [undecipherable] being extremely [undecipherable] that the baggage did not arrive here [till] this Morning. I took the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] brands, with one for safety — Yes^r I Lincoln went on to Albany in some 2 days [undecipherable], from which place I shall [undecipherable] [the] afternoon having the baggage all on [undecipherable] and a fine [undecipherable] — [I am Sir?] Your [Most Hum. Ser.] William Scott [Sam^l [undecipherable] Esq^r] [Address panel: Thomas C. [undecipherable] Esq. / Comm[issary] Military / [undecipherable] / Philadelphia] [Postal notation upper right: New York / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]]