Philadelphia 21 April 1793— S^ir, I am favoured with your letter of the 6^th instant — your former letter by express on the same subject has been previously received and acted on. No time shall be lost unnecessarily in getting on the Tents and [strikethrough: Camp Houttes] — I have made a further payment of Five hundred Dollars to Capt Brevet, am have — placed it to your account, you will Credit me and charge him accordingly — M^r [strikethrough: Ross carried] on me to day with your letter — it is in our favour, and requests Twenty four hundred Dollars which I have agreed to pay, a Bill will not be necessary as I shall take in receipt for the payment on the order, and a duplicate as usual in my Books. The expenditure contemplated in your Department for the coming year will exceed 221,000 Dollars. Hen Wilkins Jun^r Esq^r I am Sir & M G— your most obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia 20 April 1793— Dear Sir I was only favoured with you been by the express in time to be obliged to announce a temporary delay in forwarding the Musical Instruments mentioned in a former letter. That piece to the human constitution the Rheumatism has laid poor Anthony the musician prostrate for some time past — he is getting better and was pressed in the work in the best manner his Strength would permit at least in other forms that can be undertaken — our musical Instruments are very necessary — the Symbols our persons are now the whole to you without a moments unnecessary delay — Congress seem now in earnest in making provisions to meet the worst that can happen. War seems inevitable — [the]