Lancaster 4^th December 1794 Sir Yours of [undecipherable] I received a letter from M^r Henry [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of M^r [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to Simon [undecipherable]. The [undecipherable] of enclosing my account of Liquidation for expenses [undecipherable] one of [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] for the balance over me on that account amounting to the sum of [undecipherable] hundred sixty [undecipherable] Pounds nine Shillings & two pence this order in [undecipherable] on you [undecipherable] payment of [alleging?] that the [Vouchers?] for the payment of [undecipherable] Pounds to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] together with one for the payment of [Twenty?] [Eight?] Pounds [six?] Shillings [paid?] to [Joseph?] [undecipherable] was not [undecipherable], for my little which [undecipherable] my account [undecipherable] having taken [these?] accounts in a book and that as the book was not [manifold?], I had them out and that in doing it [each?] one of this [undecipherable] in his [undecipherable] attending to the [undecipherable] to the usual [undecipherable] and as [undecipherable] are [undecipherable] him with my own hands and [undecipherable] and inclosed all the [undecipherable] myself for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [found?] that the whole of the [Vouchers?] [undecipherable] to that account [undecipherable] and [I?] could not but upon [re-examining?] them you will find them. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] was a little intoxicated at the time of signing which caused him to [undecipherable] awkwardly and [undecipherable] his name [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] in [English?] his man was as [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] in bringing [undecipherable] of [Battle?] from [undecipherable] as [your?] [undecipherable]. So that [undecipherable] not in my power to obtain another [undecipherable] and I not having been [required?] [undecipherable] to take Duplicates [did?] not do it on those [undecipherable]. Being however [very?] [confident?] that upon examination those [Vouchers?] will be [undecipherable] and I [undecipherable] the amount of my order with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] paid to M^r Henry [undecipherable] it is to be applied to the [undecipherable: recharge/discharge] of a Note which I have in Bank and [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] the delay [Particularly?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with respect to my [undecipherable] in M^r [undecipherable]. Then I take the liberty of mentioning [Docket: Matthias Slough / Lancaster Decemb. 4. / Receiv'd at 7} 1794.] [stamp: undecipherable — Nov 21 [undecipherable] / R.P.O. 401810] 37-10 15 3 55-[undecipherable] 3-9 [Col. Samuel Hodgson Philadelphia] [M. H. [undecipherable]]