Pittsburgh 8^th. Dec^r. 179[undecipherable] Sir Have just received yours of the 1^st. enclosing Capt Harrison, & my letter of [undecipherable] — I will be obliged to you to inform [me] of the result of the Sec^y of War, determin[ation] respecting a contract for [supplying the] different Posts on the Ohio & Mississippi [of] a large Quantity of lead from the Kaskaskias — The Person who made the proposal is waiting for an answer from me, which I informed him he [would] have as soon as I heard from you on that Subject — I am, Sir, y[ou]r H[u]m. S[ervan]t [signature: undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Col° Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia]