Philadelphia 8^th June 1798. Sir Five long nine pounders are to be sold by Auction on Monday next at 3 O'clock at Point Pleasant Harrington. Is any person employed to purchase them for the Public? or is it not necessary? I am Sir Your most Obed^t Serv^t Samuel Hodgdon James McHenry Esq. Philadelphia 8^th June 1798. Sir To enable me to pay seven accepted Drafts in the Quarter Masters Department amounting to six thousand five hundred and seventy nine Dollars and to pay Sunday accounts at this Post a further sum of two thousand Dollars is necessary. I therefore request an allotment for Eight thousand five hundred and seventy nine Dollars to be charged as usuale to the Quarter Master General - With Respect & Esteem I am Sir, Your most Ob: Serv^t Samuel Hodgdon James M^c Henry Esq. Sec^y of War Philadelphia 8^th June 1798. Sir On the 18^th Prox^o your letter of the 6^th day by M^r Perkins the missing Notes is yet under negotiation at the Bank - but to prevent Embarrassment by delay the Secretary of War has agreed to advance to you the amount of the missing Notes subject to a decision as to loss on a final adjustment of your accounts and as your Agent I have accordingly received it as well as the amount of your 12 months note which I have paid - Sam $100 advance it will be. I shall forward by both Troy as you request unless you sooner find an opportunity to draw the [undecipherable] as the business now stands you will charge the missing notes to the Public as a debit balance the Duplicate amount new placed to your debit in the Public Books if the money is paid by the Bank or [undecipherable] a right to offset it will be I shall pay it into the hands of the Treasurer on your account and to your credit. The fifty five Dollars [undecipherable] cents paid by you to [undecipherable] truly in whose favor you had drawn on me Shall be placed to your Credit [undecipherable] Sam &c. Thomas Holb Esq. Samuel Hodgdon