Philadelphia 19^th June 1794 Sir As usual I enclose the Cash invoices of the Cherokee Annuities, now on the road to your address. I need not suggest to you the importance of their being forwarded to the person who is ultimately to receive, and make a division of the goods. You are fully apprized of this. I hope all will get safely to hand. I am Sir Your most obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon Colonel David Henley Philadelphia 19 June 179[4] Sir — The Sloop Eliza which leaves this City this evening for New York carries the Annuities for the Six Nations addressed to Melaneton Smith, who is to send them to your address with all possible dispatch. When you receive them you will as formerly put them in Train to their final destination, and if necessary send some person with them to know that they are delivered entire and in a reasonable time — Let the enclosed Letter to M^rs Chapin go with the goods as it contains the Cash invoice, without which he will not be able to make a correct and equitable division. I send you also a Copy of the invoice, that in case of need you may know the contents of each package. I also enclose One hundred Dollars, eighty of which is to repay your advances on the enclosed account, you will please to sign the receipt on the face of it and return it to me immediately. The remaining Eighty two Dollars is to assist you in getting forward the Indian Goods mentioned above. For any additional amount that you may draw on me at sight — This Letter will reach you long enough before the Goods arrive to enable you to make any requisite arrangement to get them forward, when they get to hand, and I request that you will so order matters as to prevent any detention. I am Sir Your most obedient Servant Captain Michael G Hendin Albany Samuel Hodgdon