Fort Washington June 11. 1793 I have this day drawn on you a Bill in two sets, at ten days Sight, for three thousand Dollars, in favor of M^r George Brickham I am apprehensive that it will be disagreeable and inconvenient to you, to pay 1[undecipherable] as they casually drop in — without previous notice being given — but permit me to say that the sudden reception of unforeseen occurrences in this quarter has positively put it beyond my power to determine what [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of paying the claims against the Department until the arrival of Col^o O Hara — and I would be lieve to add that the least possible delay of the payment of the Bills which I draw will be very agreeable to the presentee, and be conducive of [undecipherable] great advantages to the Department in cases [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] Sam Sir very respectfully your most Ob^t & H^ble Serv^t [signed] J^no James O Hara [undecipherable] [signed] D^r [undecipherable] [137] [address leaf:] Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r Philadelphia [Received from State Dep^t. Mon. 24. 1801. R.P.O. 401810.] [notation upper right, partially legible: Fort Washington July 1799 — above 9^th for 9^th for 3000]