[Copy] [Received from State Dep't, Nov. 24, 1894, R.P.O.401310] [Sam[uel]. Hodgdon [undecipherable]] [Sept. 30] [114] Treasury Department Revenue Office, Sept 30. 1794 [undecipherable: rec]eived this day, after the Departure of the [undecipherable: De]puty, a letter desiring me to attend at the forwarding of Supplies for the Militia Army, [undecipherable]till the arrival of the Secretary at War." I had not [undecipherable] able to see the Secretary before he an[undecipherable] [undecipherable] would have requested this Service to be com- [undecipherable]ted to some other person, as either that or the [undecipherable]t of Contracts, and [undecipherable] the ordinary ex[undecipherable] [undecipherable] to business of the Revenue, or other duties of [undecipherable] must suffer. You will however consider [undecipherable] ready to do every thing in my power to expedite the assigned duty. — Permit me [undecipherable] to ask Your [undecipherable] all exertions to fulfil the requests of the Secre[undecipherable] Treasury in his letter to You of the 2[undecipherable]. instant. I [undecipherable]uld be much obliged by a minute, made up this evening, of what You have forwarded since [undecipherable] Statement to the Secretary, and what You [undecipherable] Dispatch to morrow — Also the Destination — If any [undecipherable]structions occur [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to inform me, [undecipherable] exert myself with You to remove them — I am Sir Your mo[undecipherable] obed[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Com[undecipherable] of the Revenue Sam. Hodgdon, E[undecipherable]