M^r Samuel Hodgson — New York May 28^th 1793 Sir. I received yours of the 10^th April and in compliance with your request, have shipped by Cap^t Dunn the powder that was in the magazine at Brooklyn being 142 Casks — 4 Bills of Lading are inclosed — I am Sir Your Obed^t Ser^t Melancton Smith [address leaf: Samuel Hodgson Esq^r Philadelphia] [notation: fav^d 2^d September] [notation: Letter from Melancton Smith, New York June 4^th — Informing of powder shipped — By Capt — [undecipherable] for Philadelphia]