[undecipherable] New [undecipherable] Aug^st 31, 179[8?] James McHenry Dear Sir I have your favor of the 11th and after long [getting?] [together?] Boxes with the Bills and have made a Bargain with Norman [undecipherable] Smith for the three thousand and [undecipherable] Boxes as [specified?] by the [undecipherable] Confirmed in your letter. That is at one Dollar each the first thousand to be [delivered?] in two months after the Boxes are [undecipherable] the second [undecipherable] and one month after the last thousand in one month. That is to [say?] all [in four?] months [they?] shall be [completed?] by [undecipherable]. The Boxes can be sent [directly?] from Philadelphia to [any?] places [by Water?] [we?] are [some?] deposits from Phila[delphia] to Hartford. If [you?] [therefore?] happen to be at Phila[delphia] they can be sent [undecipherable] if the [consignee?] [decides?] [per?] [undecipherable] [when?] an [undecipherable] [disposition?] here [from?] [shipping?] [me?] [the?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] any expenses [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] all [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to [be?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] would wish to have the whole [five?] thousand and will credit them [weekly?] at [that?] [refused?] the [price?] [undecipherable] on [the?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] he has [undecipherable] is an [undecipherable] and as he is engaged [within?] [for?] the whole [undecipherable] I send your letter to W[undecipherable] [undecipherable]; [E?] who [lives?] on Woodbury on [Connecticut?] —