[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24 394. R.P.O.401810.] [(373)] [Docket notation, upper right:] [undecipherable] / 9 [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] — H. [undecipherable] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Philadelphia [OCT 6 postal stamp] [Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24 394. R.P.O.401810.] Dear Sir Yours of the 5^th is rec — If you will [undecipherable] find a check in my favor on the Banks of N[undecipherable: probable reading New York] for the money you have there I will [undecipherable] you the amount in my draft on the Banks of the United States — I cannot give you any information resp[undecipherable: probable reading respecting] the price of Stocks. Buyers, Sellers and Brokers h[undecipherable: probable reading have] all fled from the City. I am very glad you have been so fortunate as to escape the fever; but I think you have been imprudent to remain in Philadelphia. The danger with us is nearly over. Yours truly [undecipherable] Oct 9^th 1793. Samuel Hodgzon Esq^r.