previously to the receipt of your letter. Yesterday I received a letter from Cap^t Ernest advising of his Draft on me for 1,000 Dollars, The Bill is honoured, it seems it is for the recruiting service, and is to be repaid to you by the Pay Master General. I presume you have advice of the transaction With sentiments of esteem I am &c Samuel Hodgdon Col. J^no Wilkins --- Sir, Philadelphia 9. Feb^y 1798. On the 5. instant I received your letter of the 20. Ulto which had been mislaid by the Secretary office — The account enclosed can be of no use in its present form — my statement with O'Hara, charges you with my advances up to the 30. June 1795 inclusive all subsequent payments to you are charged to the present Quarter master General, of course all between you and me independently of those debts goes to private account — this mode is simple and plain — I will however examine your account and state it in the above principles. The Comptroller informs me, the subsequent receipts at your request was admitted in your accounts which ended with the 30 June 1796. as above stated; that may be well enough, yet you have to account from that period with M. Wilkins, as he stands charged with all monies drawn for the Department since that time. I shall however aim at the Auditors to see the proper credit placed to you acc[undecipherable]