Philadelphia, 20^th April 1798. Sir, As soon as possible after the receipt of this letter, you will please to provide transportation and send to this burg Fifty Thousand and two hundred Common Tents of the two You have under your care; the Poles for them will not bear transportation, but you may put in as many as necessary to make the load as large as the case may be. What the waggon ments wish in weight in this way, the transportation will cost nothing for they cannot go more than force, and Tents alone will not make a leader your caution will govern this matter. For the expence you may draw on me in amount to have it fair in Pittsburg and send a copy of this Cover to Major Craig as your warrant for so doing. Let no time be lost — I am Sir, Major Henry Brolinger. your most obedient Servant, Samuel Hodgdon. Philadelphia 21^st April 1798. Sir, On the 17^th March 1797 I put a letter into the Post Office here addressed to Thomas Scott the Publics Agent at New London in Virginia containing Post Notes of the United States Bank of the following description and denominations — [undecipherable] N^o 1465 .......... 170.25 Dollars 1466 .......... 100 1467 .......... 100 1468 .......... 100. 1469 .......... 100. 1470 .......... 100. 1471 .......... 100. 770. 25 Dollars Payable to a M^r Holt twenty days after date. On the 18^th they I rec^d advice that the letter had not got to hand; every precaution was immediately taken to prevent payment of the Notes should they have fallen fallen into improper hands, and at the instance of the Post Master General I have since waited under an expectation that the letter might return into his Office; the Letters in the same direction have generally returned and have been examined; and no discovery being made, I have applied to the Bank for a renewal or Duplicates of the Notes which they refuse to give. thro' Circumstances; as the Money belongs to the Public, I have thought it adviseable to State the matter to you, and ask your direction to the measures most [strikethrough: suitable] to be pursued to obtain repayment of the Money — I am informed by Gentlemen of legal information that both the Bank and Post Office are liable for the Money, but I did not chuse to proceed in this way until I have your opinion on the Subject. Enclosed you have M^r Holt's letter by which I was first informed of the miscarriage of the letter. With Sentiments of respect & Esteem I am Sir Your Most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon Oliver Walcott Esq^r Secretary of the Treasury. Philadelphia 21^st April 1798. Sir I have examined into the business of the Six Pounder Cannon at a Deposit in Delaware State and mentioned to you by C^t Humphreys. they are the property of that State yet of pressing necessity calls they may be obtained for the use of the United States either by purchase or loan — but from the information I have of their construction I do not think they will answer any purpose in view at present. I have seen all Donnaldson on the Subject of the twenty twelve Pounders at Baltimore — he says they are a very fine set of Guns, and may be possessed by the Public at a fair valuation. He will however name a price to me in two or three Days. I am &c. James McHenry Esq^r Samuel Hodgdon