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[Endorsement: John Clifford / [undecipherable] 26^th / 1798] [Oval stamp: 335] [Archive notation: Received / from / [undecipherable] / No. [undecipherable] / R [undecipherable] 401810] Samuel Hodgdon Esquire at Philad^a. Nottingie 26^th Sep. 1798 M^r Samuel Hodgdon Dear Sir I enclosed under cover directed to you in Philad^a two Orders on you for five hundred dollars each The Orders were endorsed and I requested you Retain them and send me a check for the Amount when [strikethrough: —] or as soon as convenient, I have a Pay-ment to make on Monday next for which I am not fully provided and will be much obliged if you can send me a check in time to meet [undecipherable: probable reading "my"] engagement on that day, if you cannot [undecipherable: probable reading "make"] it conveni-ent please to inform early enough to make other provision and Oblige your sincere Friend John Clifford

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Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Enclosed are two endorsed orders for $500 each. Hodgdon is asked to send a check to Clifford for one thousand dollars as soon as it is convenient. Clifford has a payment to make soon for which he is not fully provided.