[Wrapper — address side] [Left margin notations: 21384 w / 897 a / 140 5 56] [Center notations: 13041 / 416 ac / 6265 n] [Endorsement, upper right corner, rotated: undecipherable] Samuel Hodgdon Esqu^ire Philadelphia --- Pittsburg 13^th December 1793 Dear Sir I am under a necessity of Applying for money to enable me to close the transactions of the Year; it will at least require five thousand dollars and I have to Beg of you to have that Sum sent forward as early as Possible I have just received a letter from the Quarter master General, dated 23^d October, six miles advance of Fort Jefferson, the army all well, But Supplies of Provision appear to go on Slowly he is therefore of Opinion that the army will not advance further till after the Winter — A further supply of nails rods is immediately Wanted, in order to keep my nailors Employed the files have not yet Come to hand, nor the Stationary A Small trunk without any marks or directions was delivered to me it is now in the Store & Shall be sent to Philadelphia if it is not Capt Morgans You will please to have it returned — I have applied to the Secretary of war for Permission to visit Philadelphia therefore expect to see you in January I am Dear Sir Your Obt. Hmbl Servt. Isaac Craig Sam^d Hodgdon Esq^r Phila