and an addition of Twelve sail of the Line — I wish you to inform Major Kirkpatrick that I have received his letter of the 4^th instant this day, and that as soon as I have informed myself on the subjects mentioned in it, I will write him — The Quarter Master General has brought on Wilsons Account as certified by Major Kirkpatrick and I shall make an attempt to get it settled — In your next please to send me an account of Governor Sargents property forwarded by Judge Tilton or any other person and the time they went on — If I find those Articles may not have got to hand I shall send a Duplicate of them by a Ship about to sail for Orleans — A Contract may be entered into for sending Goods to the Natchez by that route, at the rate of forty Dollars a Ton — Its probable we may make the experiment — adieu — I am Sir Your Most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgson Major Isaac Craig Philadelphia 29^th Dec 1792 Sir I have only time to day to acknowledge the receipt of your several late favors — enclosed you have the requested account the Contents of your last letter shall command my attention, and I will give you my advice with the best information, the nature of the Subject will enable me to collect — I am Sir Your most Obed^t Serv^t Samuel Hodgson Col. Stevens