[Page 256 BJA01] Philad^a 19^th October 1798 Dear Sir. I am favoured with yours of the 12^th Inst. I am at a loss what to do about the articles provisioning for you. That on your account of the 12 ultimo, now countermanded by the D. M. General I have been pressing the Secretary of War on the subject, and the order for the purchase under my directions is in the hand of the Purveyor — I shall however suspend such as are not provided — untile I hear farther from you or him on the subject — My family remain well — My Clerks are all away — and the business pressing — Many interments this morning yet the disease is certainly abating — adieu — Please to forward the enclosed as early as may be convenient — yours truly Samuel Hodgdon Major Isaac Craig Philad^a 19^th October 1798 Gentlemen By Order of the Secretary of War I send to your address a Horsemans Sword to serve as Model or Pattern for those you have contracted for with the United States — The counterpart remains with me, by which those you deliver will be inspected and their fitness for the service determined — you will stand charged with the sword until returned or otherwise satisfactorily accounted for — I am Your most Obedient Servants Samuel Hodgdon Mess^rs Greenleaf & Bull Hartford