Philadelphia 10^th June 1790 Sir— By order of the Secretary of War I forward to your address at New York on board a [undecipherable] this day, the annual annuities for the Six Nations of Indians amounting to fifteen hundred and fifty dollars — they will pass through the hands of Melanston Smith at New York, and Captain [undecipherable] at Albany — I hope they will get safely to hand and that speedily — At this [undecipherable] to inform [undecipherable] — I send you the [undecipherable] — that knowing the cost of the articles you may be able to make an equitable [undecipherable] — I am Sir Your Most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgson Captain Israel Chapin [for the Six Na[tions]] Captain Israel Chapin at Canandaigua State of New York