[Administrative notation, upper right, rotated: undecipherable] [undecipherable] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Col: Clothier [Philadelphia [undecipherable] Oct [undecipherable] 1796 R. Allison] Barracks at Lancaster Sep 25^th 1796 Sir Your favour of the 13^th Inst came safe to Hand together with the contents of your Invoice I have regularly had them issued to the men for [undecipherable] But Sir there is a [undecipherable] in not [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] as the Soldiers has [undecipherable] to receive — I [undecipherable] their clothing on [undecipherable] it remains undissued — [undecipherable] being inform'd — I have been [undecipherable] young recently — I am in hopes shortly to make another Issue when [undecipherable] be — when I will thankfully send the Receipt back for the belt with the meant being so I have the Honour to be Sir your: Very Humble Servt. Samuel Hodgdon [undecipherable] McLean [undecipherable] Esq Clothier &^c Commandant