Philadelphia 23^rd Jany 1799 Sir I have received your letters of the 4^th Nov^r 1798 & the 9^th inst. that you may be at one view the state of the back transactions between us as they now stand, I enclose the account to the present time, by it you will see that a balance of 224.92 Dol remains in my hands including the late duplicate sums received for the lost money, this amount together with the 480 Dols. to pay the Waggoners who carried the Tennessee loads & materials to Harpers Ferry you may draw for at any moment; or for safety you may order it paid to your nearest Member of Congress to hand to you on his return which you know will be in about seven weeks time. For the mode of accounting with the Public for the lost money Refer you to my letter of the 4^th of Jan last. M^r Perkins has mentioned to the Secretary of War & I handed him a copy of your certificate shewing a sum of money by deductions, remaining in your hands of about 1306 Dollars I wish you to state that business to me, & let me know how you propose to account for it. The 9 Dollars for which you had an order on M^r Baize was for that amount paid by me on his account & at his request to Andrew Brown for his News Paper, I hope he will be good enough to inform me to whom he has paid the money for return it is, it has never come to my hands. [undecipherable: probable reading: Particulars] unto him on the subject and if he does not pay you the amount of my draft [undecipherable]. In a subsequent letter, I shall reply to your observations relative to your letter. I am Sir Your most ob^d Servant Samuel Hodgdon Cap^t Thomas Holt,