War department, Sept^r 11^th 1798. Tuesday evening Sir, By the next Mail I shall transmit to you, a Check, payable to you, by indorsement, for one thousand dollars, in full for the Bill of Exchange drawn by David Henley, for the same Sum, transmitted by you to the Sec^y of War —— Please to transmit me your Receipt for the same under Cover the Secretary of War —— We have here, the report of the deaths of Francis Bache and Thompson (Indian Queen) —— any particulars you can communicate, I shall be much obliged to you for — We are all in perfect good health at this place —— I am Sir, respectfully, Your obedient Servant, Samuel Lewis Jun^r Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r [Address panel:] [Samuel Lewis War Department 11^th September 98 Philad^a] [War department James [undecipherable] Esq^r Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Superintendant of Military Stores Philadelphia Trenton N. J^sp.]