[Address: Samuel Hodgdon Esquire Philadelphia] [Postal notation: Win from Brig [undecipherable] — 1790] Pittsburg June 8^th 1798 Sir, Your letters of the 1^st instant with their Enclosures are received. Major Swan says all his Boxes are received. — The Commander in Chief and his suit have embarked this morning and will be under way in a few minutes — the Galley to lead the Van, and followed by Six large flat bottomed boats, a few barge Several small crafts. The hurry occasioned by this Embarkation allows me but a moment to write. Since last post I have found it necessary to make several [strikethrough: drafts] drafts on you, viz. On the 2^d in favor of Elias Brevoort at ten days sight for 80 dollars, On the 7^th in favor of John Neville for 1000 dollars at ten days, same day in favor of James Wilkinson at fifteen days for 100 dollars & this day in favor of Abner & Jesse Barker for 1000 dollars at eight days & in favor of David Wallace for 400 dollars at fifteen days — the amount of these several drafts is 2580 dollars which be pleased to pay and charge as usual. A Quantity of Oakum is immediately wanted, nearly all of that already received being expended. An asortment of Augurs is also wanted & of that kind the Ship Carpenters call pod Augurs — Spike Gimblets and files are also much wanted. William Bradshaw requests that no further Payments may be made to Catharine Bradshaw, nor to any other person on his account. I am Sir Your most Obed. Servant [undecipherable: probable reading "I. Craig"] Samuel Hodgdon Esq Con Philadelphia