Philadelphia 6 Jany 1797 Sir— As usual under the New organization (as it is called) I have only to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5^th instant — and to assure you that every part of its contents shall be promptly attended to — The abstract will command immediate attention — the letter to Doct or [undecipherable] shall be delivered this evening — Nothing particularly only, an order for disbanding the Cavalry, and a Vote of the House of Representatives for discharging the [undecipherable: Legion] — not concerned and probably will not be — I should have written to Colonel Butler by this conveyance but really I have not time for many — my respects to him — Brown the Printer's House was burned last night, and his Wife seven months pregnant, with three Children, and two Servants Burned to Death in it — he is badly Burnt — Burnt and report, this moment says he is dead — The Lord is holy in all his ways, and all his judgements right — adieu — yours very sincerely Samuel Hodgdon [Addressed:] Major Isaac Craig — [Postal notation:] FREE [Routing notation:] War Office / James McHenry [Endorsement, upside down:] To Tran[smit] to The handwriting of / [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / made in this [undecipherable] [Docketed:] Samuel Hodgdon / Jan 27, 1797