Pittsburgh 27^th September 1793. Sir, Your Letter of the 25^th Instant I have this moment Received and am made happy by you and familys Recovery from that dreadful Disease, that has been so very destructive to the Inhabitants of your city, thank God it has not made its appearance in this place nor have the Men employed in Repacking the Woolen Cloathing felt any bad Effect from their almost continual handling and Breathing amongst them, I am therefore persuaded that this Repacking is altogether Unnecessary — Thomas Martin still detains two of the Trumvells with their Contents, Richard Carson the Waggoner, by whom you sent the Sugar is not yet arrived, nor can I obtain any Information Respecting him, only that he has a Residence near Harriburgh. Several Packages, of first and Second Sub Legion Cloathing not yet come to hand I have enclosed a List of them, the third Sub Legion is Compleat, and Eight Packages of the fourth are come to hand. All the Stores that have come to hand since Capt Pratt's Departure, are now Shipped on Board four Boats & waiting for Coll Clark to Escort them I Expected the Secretary of War would have directed you, to have sent the balance of my Estimates of Expenditures of the present Quarter Year, as this has not been done I am apprehensive I shall be under a Necessity of taking up Money from some of the Merchants at this place, and drawing on you in their favor, This I shall do in case of Necessity Only, as I am in hopes my Requisition has not been forgotten, — As you Inform me of the absence of the Secretary of War I have not wrote to him, Should he Return before next Post please to Inform him that it is probable Coll Clark will sett off on the 30^th — I have forwarded nearly all the Stationary I have therefore to Request a Ream of this sort, together with a Ream of the Enclosed Blank Specimen, — A Quantity of nail Rods is also Wanted, and as there is a continual Consumption of Nails in fitting up Bate & Transport Boats I have had a nailer Employed at that business, a very Industrious Man who makes Excellent 8 & 10 penny Nails at 3 p^d pound, and Engages to continue at that business. James ^Hamilton Waggoner will deliver a Trunk at your Office the property of a Mr Irving, Brother in Law of Major Ferguson, desire to Inform him, a Mr Robert Patterson, of it that Hamilton may be paid the carriage of it — I am Sir your Most Obedient Hum^ble Serv^t Isaac Craig [Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r · Philadelphia] [postal markings: undecipherable]