Pittsburgh 21^st Jan^y. 1798 Sir, I have rec'd yours of the 8^th & 10^th instant — Yours of the 8^th had enclosed my power of Attorney, which I had executed yesterday in proper form, & returned it to you — The post who had remained a day later than the period when he should arrive Set out on his return immediately which gave me no opportunity of answering your letters fully — Yesterday mail carried my receipt on the [undecipherable] of the account of monies received from the Treasury — Yours of the 12^th enclosed a bill drawn by Cap^t. B. H. Harrison for 800 Dol^s. in favour of Col^o. Sergeant — This sum you will Charge to me — Should there be any thing farther required you will point out the form & it Shall be done. — Your remarks on my general return of Q^r Master Stores I do not Comprehend — you State that there is a large deficiency of Articles unaccounted for by the Q^rMaster Gen^l. at Lorimes between Cap^t. Butlers return of Q^rMast^r Stores on the 1^st of January 1797 & the return made by me in September 1797 — I have not attempted to account for the Q^rMaster Stores in my General Return — It only exhibits the Stores on hands — We have not introduced a Column for the articles issued or transferred — the books of the post will show what has been done with those Stores whether issued or transferred to other Posts — But Generally Speaking, the most of the Stores at Lorimes were transferred to the detachments bound for the Tennessee & West Florida — Perhaps you will have more satisfaction from the return of Q^rMaster Stores which I transmit by next post to the Secretary of War — It is more compleat than the former — am Sir with great regard Your Very Hum^d. Serv^t J. W. Jr. Q^rMaster Gen^l Col^o. Samuel Hodgdon