Pittsburg 1^st December 1791 Sir Your letter of the 23^d Ultimo, accompanied by the News Papers and a key of Col^o Sargent's Trunk and covering an Invoice of the General's Stores for and Mr. Bever's Receipt for Captain Crawford's Pension, is all come safe to hand. I am glad that Col^o Fouaid has attended to the land Business at the Treasury and am much obliged to you for keeping him in the mind of it and also for your attention to my claim on the Secretary of War. The two 8 inch Howitzers are arrived but I have no information of the two 24 & four 18 pounders being on the Way. I am however making the necessary provi-sion for mounting them. When in company with Secretary of the Treasury please to ask him what is like to be the result of our application to Congress for a resurvey of Lands on the Ohio. I am Sir Your very obed^t Ser^t Samuel Hodgdon Esq Philadelphia