Philadelphia, March. 1798. Sir I have thought it advisable to state to you the Cash transactions between us to this date, so far you may draw on the existing money, not a Cent of which is received, this I have done every thing in my power to obtain payment; at length the Qr master General assures me I shall have his definitive answer whether it may longer expected to be found in his Office on or before the first of next month. the dead loans are all in, but it will take [strikethrough: his] him to overhaul them — he must refuse to hear any thing on the subject until that is determined. I am sensible it has been and still is an unfortunate business but yet hope it will end without loss to any one; at all events it must be suspended until the first report — the estimate for January is received at the accountants Office. I enclose a small one may be of importance. I am, Sir your most obedient servant. Samuel Hodgdon. Capt Thomas H.B. Philadelphia 2^d March 1798. Sir I have this moment rec^d your favour of the 23. Ult^o with the accompanying papers. The business respecting the lots N^os 2878 & 58 was attended to and executed in consequence of your letter to me of the 20^th January 1797 — what is yet necessary to be done shall be perfected without delay. M^r [undecipherable] is present and we are busily employed in adjusting his Accounts both Cash and Stores are committed to me by the special order of the Comptroller. I am glad you did not come forward at this time, for with the help Employ'd I could not at present attend to more business than I have in hand but as I am always desirous to close as many Accounts as are in a State to be taken up and I conceive yours will be found to be of that description I shall give yours the most early attention your draft is honored — Am glad to find you have received the [undecipherable: last] 28 [undecipherable] I sent thank you for your attention to Woodbridges Rob^t & McClintock — the Papers will give you the news — adieu I am Sir Your most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon Major Isaac Craig Philadelphia 2^d March 1798. Sir No letter from you to day of course nothing to reply to. On the 27. Ult^o Major Cushing paid into my hands Nine hundred and Seventy Dollars on account of monies for which he is to account in your Department you will please to debit [strikethrough: him] for the above Sum and Credit me — I have passed [strikethrough: it to] your credit in my Books — Nothing particularly new more than you will have in the Papers — I am Sir Your most Obed^t Servant Samuel Hodgdon Col. Jⁿ Wilkins Jun^r Philadelphia 2 March 1798. Sir To enable me to pay some [undecipherable] in the Quarter Masters Department, I require [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] fourteen hundred Dollars to be charged to the Quarter Master General. [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] I am Sir your most Obedient Serv^t Samuel Hodgdon, James M^cHenry esq^r Secretary of war.