[State Dep. Nov. 24 18[undecipherable] [undecipherable] 4013.0] Pittsburg 13^th June 1794. D^r Sir Your letter of the 6^th Instant enclosing A Copy of a letter from the Quarter Master Gen^l to You I have received, The Quarters Master General set off for Head Quarters on the 8^th instant, Previous to his departure he informed me that I Should find no difficulty in Obtaining the Necepary Supplies for the department on making the Usual application to You, I am happy to find by your letter that the difficulty, I was lead by a Paragraph in your letter of the 24 Ultimo to Suspect does not exist; my applications to you However Shall be as Seldom as Possible & never without a real necessity. Your letter of the 17^th of May by James Hamilton together with Howitzers & Grape Shott. was rec^d on the 9^th & Shall go forward to morrow to Fort Wash=ington with directions to have them sent with=out delay to nashVille addressed to Gen^l Robertson M^r Charles Green has returned my Draft of the 16^th Ultimo on You in his favour for 1400 Dollars the Quarter Master Gen^l having advanced a Considerable Sum on his Grain Contract. I am Exceedingly Sorry Indeed that the Horse sent by Semple has been abused. Sample is not Yet Return to Pittsburg the other Horse is still here in good order. will it not be Prudent to Purchase him for Public use, as there is scares a probability of finding a carefull Person to Send him by & as I have instructions to Purchase & Send forward Some Horses for Public use he may be one of the Number his Value by Good Judges is Estimated at 60 dollars But you can fix his price with the Owner and informe me of it by next post if You approve of Purchaseing The Spetter Solder is not Yet Come to hand I am with great esteem Sir Your Obed^t Humble Servant Isaac Craig — Sam^l Hodgdon Esquire Philadelphia —