[12] Philadelphia 14^th February 1797 Gentlemen, I have received your Note, but no Account can be passed untill vouched or attested. I think the former mode of stating your Accounts for the inspection of the Clothing the best. To prevent a repetition of the difficulties you have experienced I recommend the keeping a memorandum Book in the Store in which you may enter every day you are respectively engaged. This mode will obviate every inconvenience. the other mentioned in your Note is objectionable. I am Gent your mo ob^t Servant, Samuel Hodgdon M^rs Stelle & Ewing Philadelphia 14^th February 1794 Sir, On the 11^th Inst. I received your favours of the 4^th edition. The mode you at first proposed to Col^o Henley for the adjustment of the transportation of the Indian Goods under James Orr's Contract would have been perfectly regular, but as you have received advice from him on the subject, and as it must be injurious to you to be out of the money advanced, I have ventured to comply with your wishes and authorise your drawing on me at sight in favour of the Treasurer of the United States. I have no knowledge how Col^o Henley settled with M^r Orr, but am to suppose that it was agreeably to Contract. [verso] Accounts just received via New York, say the Spanish Posts at the Natchez and Natual Head are given up to the United States. I am Sir, Your most Obedient Servant, Samuel Hodgdon Col^o Edw^d Carrington Philadelphia 14^th February 1798. Sir, Yesterday I received your letter of the 8 instant. I have consulted with the Secretary of War on the business to which it relates, and have now to inform you, that it is determined by ment for the interest of the United States to dispose of the few articles of Tools &c. invested in your charge of Fuerte, Martise Stores provided they can command an equitable price. And this business is committed to you if this can be shown. Your payment your first, the amount of sales to be paid into the hands of Cap^t. [undecipherable] for what you see please. to take duplicate receipts, one of which you will forward to me — you will be allowed the usual commission of 5 p^ct on the sales, and payment of the money. With respect to the several articles of Military Stores which must be under the immediate charge of some persons to prevent a total loss by damage or pilferation, such of them as are at present give you was sent to Cap^t Hendris, who was [undecipherable] enabled and empowered to pay for their transportation. The Ordnance that is in serviceable condition may be transported to the nearest and best situation on the M^t track Line, and, placed under cover of some barely residence there, until it shall be concluded when to remove them to a permanent station — a small log building or Shire, should be erected to cover them from the weather, whilst being furnished by the person in charge of the