Philadelphia 25 July 1795 Sir I enclose you the Order in favour of Clarks Daughter to receive a certain part of his Pay — the girl is in want, and will wait on you for the usual advance — your Most Obedient Servant and Samuel Hodgson Honourable Secretary of War [Docket:] Sam[uel] Hodgson / July 25^th 1795 / Com[pt?] Williams Clark * / 3 William Clark 1714 / [undecipherable] ob[?] Michigan / [undecipherable] / per letter he write / Sec[retary] of War New London Aug^a February 10^th 1795. Sir Please to pay to my daughter Margaret Clark, my pay in your hands for the Months of Sept Oct November & December last, and the same proportion of my pay for the succeeding Months while I am in the Public service — I am Sir your most ob[edient] humble servant, (Signed) William Clark — To Sam^l Hodgson esq^re [undecipherable] M. Stores Philadelphia. — The within named Margaret Clark has received Eighty five Dollars and Thirty[undecipherable] cents in advance for the within mentioned Months, and to the Month of April 1795 inclusive being 8 Months, at 10⅔ Dollars each — act of which is settled with me by M^r Thomas Holt, principal of the department — Samuel Hodgson