[Stelle & Ewing / 10^th Feby / 1799 / Recd—] [44 ¾] from Hodgdon Esq^r [Received from State [undecipherable] Nov. 2[undecipherable] R.P.O.[undecipherable]] Sir Feby 18^th 1799. Having nearly completed the inspection of the cloathing contracted for by M^r Billington, M^r Fromes mentioned to us that we shou'd go on and inspect that procured by him for the United States, this we are willing to do if approved of by the Secretary at War and the compensation understood to be the same in proportion to that agreed on for M^r Billington's contract of Nov. 13^th 1797 we are respectfully Sir your hum^ble Serv^ts John Stelle— [undecipherable: probable reading Jobb Ewing] Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r