Pittsburg 15 March 1797 Sir Your letter of the 5^th instant accompanied by the News Papers is received together with a letter addressed to Col. W. Sergeant which I have an opportunity of forwarding this day. James Hamilton arrived on the 7^th with two Waggons loaded with Stores for several Officers of the Army those addressed to Col. Hamtrack [undecipherable] Swan were shiped same day for Presque Isle via French Creek and those addressed to the other Officers are this day shipped for Fort Washington. Hamilton as usual [undecipherable] had [undecipherable] of cash. I have advanced him 40 dollars for which his Receipt is enclosed which sum you will please to [undecipherable] in settlement of his carriage account — He desires me to inform you that he will be [undecipherable] on the 22^nd instant with Price Waggons in which he requests you to provide lading. Thence the accountant [undecipherable] Pickering [undecipherable] he pleased to have it printed and put into the Hands of some proper person at Trenton in Jersey for delivery. He hopes that the appropriation has taken place and an [undecipherable]. I have the [undecipherable] in favor of George [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] days sight for 500 dollars which please to [undecipherable] and charge as usual. Col. Butler being ordered with his [undecipherable] regiment to Knoxville has made a Requisition on me if [undecipherable] Other Stores [undecipherable] for a considerable part of which is not now on hand here we can be immediately procured here Therefore enclosed give you a list of some of those Articles which you will please to use the necessary means of having procured and sent forward either to this post or by some other Route to Knoxville. Be pleased to send your man with the letter addressed to Mrs. Elizabeth McLan in Race Street — It encloses 25 dollars. And be pleased to hand to Col. O'Hara the letter addressed to him — It covers M^r Gen. Butler's Letter of Attorney for drawing the Interest of the public debt. The Report mentioned to you in my last of M^r Hanegan & L^t Underwood having perished on the Allegheny River is happily found to be false. Sam Hodgdon Esq. Sir Your very Ob. Se.