Baltimore Feby 9^th. 1795 M^r Joseph Howells Sir I was requested by General Knox to forward on to me my [undecipherable: probable reading "Accounts"] that have been Settled through the department of War, which I should have done some time since, had it not been on account of [undecipherable]. I advanced Cap^tn Sam^l Beck in the building the Barracks, between the times of my declining [undecipherable] and his appointment of M^r Howells. It will be necessary for me to [undecipherable] that Money before I can forward an [undecipherable] to the Treasury Dep^t I must also [undecipherable] if I am to charge for [undecipherable] my own services as superintendent [undecipherable] and my Acct to the War or Treasury department — and likewise if you would be so good as to inform me — I am Sir your most ob^t Serv^t Sam^d Dodge [Address: M^r Joseph Howells / Accountants Office / War Dep^t / Philadelphia] [Postal notation: 19[undecipherable]] [Docket: February 9^th. 1795 / From / Samuel Dodge]