[Wrapper address panel: Gen. [undecipherable] Hodgdon / Philadelphia] [Wrapper notation, written at angle: Mr. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] — 179[undecipherable] / [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] [Wrapper notation: D. E. [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]] Sir Lancaster 8^th November 1794 It gave me peculiar pleasure when I was favoured with yours informing that all the Expresses that Should pass through this town under your late new arrangement Should call on me to give me an opportunity of forwarding Such letters as Should be Committed to my Care and I accordingly gave notice to my fellow Citizens that all the [undecipherable] would always be in the Dead of the night when they would Call I would Cheerfully Submit to it to give them an opportunity of writing to their friends with the Army, for Consignment of which a Number of letters are left every day, But am Sorry to inform you that but two of the Expresses have halted on their way to the Army and none on their return So that a Number of letters remain with me to Go to the army and one for the [undecipherable] at War which came by [one?] of the Expresses [undecipherable] had Such Provisions to your new arrangement who returned the last evening I have forwarded by the bearer Mr. Myer. the Express who returned last [undecipherable] rode one of the horses [undecipherable] purchased and the other one [undecipherable] been rode on the [undecipherable] business requires a little rest also after which I Shall take the first opportunity of Sending them both to you when they will be for fordinate use and Shall at the Same time Transmit an account of my Expentitions on the business of Expresses, I think it might to make you acquainted with the Disappointments that the people of this place are Subject to in Consignment of the Expresses not Calling that if you please you may order it otherwise and remain in haste Sir Your Very Humble Servant Matthias Slough Reg^t. S. Hodgdon