Samuel Hoagdon Esquire [Received stamp: undecipherable] [Postal notation, right side: undecipherable] [from State Dep[artment]] New London July 15^th 1796 [67] Your favor of the 23^d of June came safe to hand on the 11 Instant — I thank you for your attention to me & [undecipherable] it is a considerable Accomodation to me to have them paid regularly — those on paid which are now out I believe are drawn particularly on the Estimate of May, I shall therefore & [undecipherable] you will [undecipherable] forward me balance to me which is in your Hands as I need it to make my payments you & [undecipherable] The Tools which are mentioned in your letter have wholly failed, & he says as well as he can remember that Mr Nicolin told him they could not be [undecipherable] when the other Articles were sent away this is probably the truth of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — I shall attend to your Instructions about the Powder and Bridges I am the Honor to be Sir Your Most Obedient & Humble servant [undecipherable signature] Samuel Hoagdon Esquire