Philadelphia 27^th March 1798. Sir, Enclosed you have the requested Estimates which I believe will be found to be accurate. I am Sir Your most Obed^t Servant Samuel Hodgdon James M^cHenry Esq Sec^y of War Philadelphia 18^th March 1798 Sir A Certain Isaac Phillips living near Lancaster received a valuable Load of Public goods on the ninth instant to transport to Knoxville in the State of Tennessee to receive at the fame time one hundred and twenty five dollars or so to enable him to proceed. I have since been informed that from some unknown cause the Waggon over the [undecipherable: Fort] made at the Tavern of one Whiteman about two miles this side of Lancaster. Shall I trouble you to make inquiry into the business and state the facts to me and what is necessary to be done to get the goods on the way to their destination — any expence you may incur shall cheerfully [undecipherable] — hear from you as early as possible. Direct our letters to M^rs Anderson, I am Sir Your most Ob^t Serv^e Samuel Hodgdon M^r G Anderson