Pittsburgh 13^th Octo^br 97 Sir I enclose a letter from M^r [undecipherable] advising you of Bills he has drawn — he has been compelled to draw for a considerable Sum on account of the late movement of the troops to the lower posts of the Ohio. —— I enclose my estimate for the Months of September & October & November 1797 for the forts Dependent on Fort Washington, Pittsburgh & Detroit. —— Please forward on the enclosed Memorandum the articles Mentioned in it for Captain Harrison Commandant Fort Washington, & Charge the Cost of the same to me — please send the Bill of the same that I may receive the Amount from him — on the same piece of paper is a list of a few Stores which I want — I beg you would Send them on of the Best Kind——. am Sir your Very Humble Serv^t [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Col^o Sam^l Hodgdon