Albany 4^th of August ... 1796 Sir... M^r Dickinson to Whom I have Spoken this day respecting Your Letter forwarded to him Some times Ago told me to My Great astonishment that he Did Not Received it By What fatality I Know Not. I Would Not have you Believe Sir that it is through Negligence on My Side previous to My trusting that Letter Which Was Inclosed in Mine to M^r Dickinson & I Spoke to the Stage Driver Who assured Me that it was Left at Baskins in Which he Certified that he was perfectly Well and Would Deliver it to his own hands after my recommendation Upon Which I Should fully Satisfied it was So. M^r Dickinson however told me that he Suspected the Business that you Did addressed the Letter & assure Write to You Some time & next Week on the Subject having too Mush Busyness about at the Same time in a Letter to Albany. it has told me Likewise after having how Decieted it Was him that the Weight of the Stage Driver that it Was Not the first time he Has Served that of on Business of a great Importance Indeed. from that Circumstanced, You may order Some Sir, What is future What ever Business of the Most you Will please to Entrust One, Which I Shall Do it on My Self of to forward faithfully. I Shall Wait on M^r [undecipherable] and Harley at this time on arrival Among the Along to you for the last time In Doct or You your Do the [undecipherable] first. Pleased to accept to Sincere Respect to M^r Hodgson & Wishes for the Health they Will fare & family. please also to remind Old they I have most honorable Homage, and Believe and With a very high Esteem. Sir, Your Most obedient humble Servant [Boudin] Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r Superintend[ent] [Received from Boudin Nov. 24, 1826, R.P.O. 40/3/11]