Trenton 21^st Aug^t 1798 D^r Sir Will you have the goodness to forward the enclosed letter to D^r Stafford, it relates to the removal of my Sister from the Yellow Springs, and is of much consequence to me that he should obtain it, as early as possible — I would not give you this trouble but that the Post boys no longer carry letters, and when people do not expect letters they may lie unapplied for at the Post office for a week or two — Excuse my troubling you, and believe me to be with respect Your M^o ob^t P Wagner Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Philadelphia [address leaf: Samuel Hodgdon Esquire / Philadelphia] [postal notation: undecipherable]