Gettysburg, 9^th September 1797 Sir, By yesterday's mail I received from the War Office the Packet that accompany this with instruction to me to furnish [undecipherable] way, There accordingly sent it in charge of Philip [undecipherable] who receives the [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] officers by [these?] Men, [Wm.] Dunmore his [being?], John [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [named?] then Men [Copfer?] and [Samuels?] are families [undecipherable] [and?] Receiver up to the [25^th?] of October 1797 inclusive and also we engage to [undecipherable] before the month the then [undecipherable] to this Place. You will therefore see the Propriety of their being [undecipherable] from your post as soon as Possible, and [permitted?] and [leaves?] of absence I am Sir, [Your obedient Servant?] [signature] [William Wilson?] [Commissary Clerk?] [undecipherable] [Endorsement, verso:] [Jackson? from Penn?] [Commissioning party?] [De [undecipherable]]