[docketing notation, upper right of address leaf: undecipherable] Samuel Hodgdon esq^re Philadelphia Pittisburg 13^th November 1795 Dear Sir Your favour of the 5^th instant is now before me — Col^o OHara says he will set out for Philadelphia in a few days and has desired me to present his respects to you. I am much obliged to you for the Sugar now on the way) by Hamilton the several Articles addressed to M^rs Bernaudy; now at this place: shall be duly attended to and your compliments presented to that Lady I find that our estimates for stationary have generally been too small, the encreased number of posts [undecipherable] the Army have encreased the consumption of that article to such a degree that there is not more than three reams of writing paper now on hand at this post — I have therefore to request you to send a small supply as soon as possible — and at a convenient opportunity I shall be much obliged to you for one or two hundred dollars in small silver I am D Sir your Obedient Humb. Servant — Isaac Craig Samuel Hodgdon esq^r Philadelphia