Philadelphia 31st Augt 1793 Dear Sir – The Disorder that has proved fatal to a great number of our in- habitants still rages in my family and neighborhood. I myself am so infected by it as to make it pain- full to address you – yet some circum- stances make it necessary – Enclosed you have an Invoice of the last load of cloathing forwarded and under an explanation that his comrade would follow the next day and overtake him at his own house he went on without his necessary documents – but alas all were next day unable to attend to any business and the store has been shut ever since. I think the man’s name was [M. Kebl???] [but] be it alas it may the invoice of his his load will enable you to give him proper receipts – the same caus[e] has prevented my sending a [ genrl? ] Return of the Cloathing for the [3] last [ ], if God permit, it, and the other for the 4th which is nearly all on the road shall go by next Post

     The foles you request shall be

sent – At present my Wife lies dangerously ill – a Miss Phillips in my house more so – and my son very week – James my Clerk is dea[d] as is poor Indowick – M[ ] is very ill – adieu – I [qu]it the pain/pen [ se— ] — Sincerely Yours

                 Samuel Hodgdon

Our friend Sam [Guam] is among the dead — I am not able to copy the letter I have no one to do [5-8 words cut off]