[Cover address: [undecipherable] Macpher[undecipherable]] [Endorsed upper right: Charls [undecipherable] 25 Jan.^y 1799 / [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]] [Received from State Dept. Nov 2[undecipherable] 1934 / R I O 10:310] [Circled: 13] Philad.^a Jan.^y 22^d 1799 Dear Sir We yesterday rec.^d a letter on the subject of Iron — from Mackie — We will engage to deliver to you or your order, Iron of all the descriptions that, may be wanted & of the best quality this State will affords — We have been in the habit of supplying M^r Francis for some time, where we say we have always given him Iron of good quality — M^r Mackie supposes the Rods he rec.^d from here (& which he says were so bad they cou.^d not be used) were purchased of us, which was not the case — We were out at the time, of that article — We are y.^r Ob.^t Ser.^ts Chas & Wm Polly