Natchez Missi p i ppi Territory August 2^th 1798 Dear Sir By the good frigate — [undecipherable] — wi[undecipherable] he send two Boxes of Pecans — one for the Presidents and the other to be divided between you and our worthy friend Cee Hodgdon — by yesterdays Letter of [undecipherable] [undecipherable], We [undecipherable] as I wrote her yesterday and the Secretary by the more [undecipherable] between: — [undecipherable] conveyance of Land also to [undecipherable] shewing I requested: in [undecipherable] Brandy Porter and [undecipherable] — none here and are necessary particularly, are [undecipherable] authorized — It will be necessary to insure them against their repeals the [undecipherable] at other — adieu and [undecipherable] me respectfully and in affectionate Regard to my friend M[undecipherable] [undecipherable] — W[undecipherable] [Wrapper endorsement:] Cee Samuel Hodgdon with two Boxes of Pecans addressed to the President and Secretary of State of the United States Philadelphia [undecipherable] [Right margin endorsement, rotated:] [undecipherable: probable reading — Clando] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Plymm [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 1790