Samuel Hoagdon Esq^r Phil^a New York Feby 9^th 1799 Sir Inclosed you have an account of expenditures and trouble attending the reshipping of goods sent from Philadelphia, amot to $379.45 which you will please to pay to M^r John Barnes or order. We have sent all the goods to their places of destination (which we have received) except the box of stationary [underline: sent] from Phil^a some time since but received only two days [strikethrough: ago]. This we shall send by the first opportunity; We are Sir Your Obd^t humble Serv^ts Richbill & Mel^a Smith P.S. We have received a few pieces of kentledge, which we shall forward to you — by the first vessel R.MS