[Major [undecipherable] 15 July 1796 [undecipherable]] Major Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia care of M^r [undecipherable] Esq^r Shepherds Town July 15^th 1796 Having been Obliged to keep back my Ans^r on Acc^t that some of my hands were out harvesting & untill they came in I could not get my Vouchers complete — enables me to acknowledge Your favor giving me leave to go to Kentucky for which you and the Secretary of War have my warmest Acknowled- -gements — I shall not set out untill between the 1^st & 15^th of August, being determined to have the Stores here as safely Arranged as their Situation are Capable of, and to give my friend Bedinger as little trouble as possible There being some Alterations since my last Gen^l returns, I have tho^t it adviseable to make you a gen^l return of all the Stores at this place in Order that you may be enabled the more easy to see the Stores on hand which is herewith forwarded. Inclos'd is an old paper bill which I presume must be [undecipherable: negotiated] at Philadelphia if so please get it done for me. The letter I had, [undecipherable] for you the 1^st [undecipherable] I send on as it may contain something [undecipherable] in this. With sincere respect Your Ob^t Serv^t E Langham Maj^r Hodgdon