Philadelphia 10^th February 1798 Sir Your letter of the 10^th inst is before me. Your claims will be attended to shortly. I am mortified as well as you, and have so expressed myself, and I have renewed requirements on the subject. Your drafts shall now due honor. they were not yet reached me. When the contracts of the chasseurs are renewed I was to write on the subject. they allow advances to the families of the Men that I shall make and charge to the Quarter Master General as money sent to you of course you will make monthly settlements with them and take their receipts in full. The business of the Generals looking Glasses, and the account for Hamiltons transportation of his furniture, I have referd to you for adjustment as our dealings. Whitman Corley on whom a business brought you on the 19^th of June last authorizes me to know whether any payment has or can be assured from either whether the Consignee or [undecipherable] the proprietor. Fifty dollars of the money is due me for a horse act. with thirteen belonging to Col. Henley. I will thank you for a line on the subject. The Spaniards from at the Natchez and Natchez Baton [undecipherable] as the last accounts from Orleans surrendered to the United States in consequence [undecipherable] executed over the Court of Spain. Yours very truly James L. Cate Samuel Hodgdon