Philadelphia 18 May 179[undecipherable] Sir— I received this day from [undecipherable] you in a letter of the [undecipherable] instant — I am sorry to find that any part of the Indian goods are yet on the road, they ought to have been with you at the time you wrote — The attention of the Clerks shall be made a [subject?] of enquiry — With respect to your Commissioner's accounts, Major [Kirkpatrick: undecipherable] informs [me] [I] have informed you, the reason they were not adjusted — As he well [undecipherable], that from the first [undecipherable] hour of [undecipherable] Day [undecipherable] to the present Day One Clerk has been employed with him in examining and [stating] his accounts — The [undecipherable] [undecipherable] sends on [undecipherable] Office has found full employment for the other two Clerks for the same period of time — This circumstance accounts for your claim for services in that Department being [undecipherable], or will [once?] [partly?] remain until the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] account is adjusted as was the concern with [Kirkpatrick?]'s own — No time shall be [unnecessarily?] lost in making the Settlement, and when [effected] you shall be notified — I will endeavour to make an arrangement for discharging your [undecipherable] to Colonel [Henrix: undecipherable] — The drafts you mention have been forwarded [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Enclosed you have an invoice of [undecipherable] [paid?] by Daniel Fisher, who left the City two days ago, and by mistake left the invoice on my Desk — You have also a letter enclosed for Governor [Sargent: undecipherable] which you will please to forward to them as early as possible —— Before this morning [undecipherable] our Commissioners have had an audience with the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — Enclosed you have [a plan?] of the [undecipherable] accounts, which you will recollect you were informed was charged to your account — I'm [undecipherable] Your [Most?] Obedient [servant?] Samuel [Hodgson: undecipherable] Enclosed you have the [receipt?] for the last [payments?] made to the [undecipherable] [Wings?] here [undecipherable] Major [John?] Craig —