Sir War Office July 19^th 1791 I should esteem it as Great Favour if you could be so kind as to send to this Office as soon as possible a Statement of actual Numbers now yet wanting to Complete to their Peace Establishment your land Detachment there as to a [undecipherable] point are joined there with State [undecipherable] and as there may be some transfers Suitable for upon Ships universally there; I earnestly request you would be as early as possible, I expects to set out to carry out the [undecipherable] from New York, Boston &c. and as my absence may be of some Continuance, the business may Suffer if delayed. I am Sir with much respect Yours Josiah Fox M^r David Hodgdon,