[New York Septr 18^th. 1793] New York September 18^th 1793 Dear Sir Still Being detained on a passage from Albany, from the want of water, head winds, &c. we arrived here yesterday about Noon — The male[undecipherable] joined to the information that the [undecipherable] fever [undecipherable] to the infor[undecipherable] that the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] had led me to form a resolution upon arriving here and [undecipherable] from my [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and to leave the balance of cash in the [undecipherable] of the United States in this City. This will [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] above will probably give me an opportunity of hearing from you, and knowing your [undecipherable] whether [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] or not — if [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] come as far this way as [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] towards Philadelphia and because the people here are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from the contagious & Malignant disease which is said to rage therein that it will be difficult for me to [undecipherable] you such has been the alarm for the last [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from that no person for the county of Philadelphia has been admitted into this City. As you Know my [undecipherable] to return as soon as possible I need not urge [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] than [undecipherable] would [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at the time [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] to you at the time [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of your common [undecipherable]