[undecipherable] [address leaf:] [Col: Samuel Hodgdon— Philadelphia] [endorsement: Philadelphia / Dec 10 / 1796 / [undecipherable]] [4 from [undecipherable] with 3 [undecipherable] horses] Lancaster 9^th December 1794 Your favour of the [undecipherable] [inst] was [received] and [delivered] with [dispatch] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [January] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the delay [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in the [payment] of my [orders] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] on the [undecipherable] [immediately] [undecipherable] to you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [time] arrived and [have paid] the money to him, or upon [learning] his [undecipherable] opinion you [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] am [very] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [said] were [not] [laid] to you [undecipherable] of my own [hand] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in my [last] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Our?] [Soldiers?] [know] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [glad] to [select] [undecipherable] [Soldiers?] as [the] [needed] they [know] [?] [you] in a [dangerous] and [unkind?] in the [lower] [undecipherable] [furnished] to you by [some] [have] [left] by the men who [own?] [horses?] [drawn] from the [line?] from Gen^l [Wayne?] in place of one of [those] which were [ordered?] here by you as [horse?] [bearer?]. The one of the [brandein?] [loans?] is one which was still [here] in place of one which [surrendered?] the [quantity?] of [purchasing?] for the purpose of [driving?] [cattle?] from here to the [convoys?]. [After?] this horse was [purchased] [by?] the [Commissary?] [Department?] [I presume] to [come?] [Expressly?] [under?] your direction and [for] him [own?] side [plan?] to [take?] [North?] [form?] and [paid?] Col: [Pike?] [included?] him in an [account?] which [he?] [answered?] [him?] [my] [bill] [for?] an [horse?] which [failed?] to [your?] [Transfer?] by [orders?] of the [Secretary?] of the [Treasury?] who [here?] on [his?] [way?] from the [Western?] [Country?] [the?] to [further?] [delay?] and [take?] [place?] in the [Payment?] of my [orders?] in M^r [Thornton's?] [hands?] and [remains?] [—] Your most Ob^t Serv^t P.S. The [horse?] belonging to my [own] Dragoons Still remains in [—] for you. [Matthias?] [Lountz?] [further?] orders as [—] must be on a [different?] [—] from the others of [—] writing the foregoing. [Agreeably?] the bearer arrived here and took away the horse he left on his way down and left the one he rode from Philad^a. This horse my Son will ride soon who [sets?] off to morrow. So that the bearer will [deliver?] you only the two [Brandein?] horses [I have paid?] the bearer [four?] Dollars to [pay?] the [expenses?] to this City for this [—] to [account?] is most [?] you will please to [give?] him what you think reasonable to [—] back, as he must not be [burdened?] with too much [—] [un]fit to [—] [undecipherable]. Just now another horse arrived which my [Son?] is to ride. So that [I send three?] horses [&?] charged the man 5 Dollars. [Yours] [&c?] my [Son] is to ride. So that [I?] [send?] three horses [&?] charged the man 5 Dollars. M. [I?]