[Cover page. Filing notation at top right:] Contingencies 1799 — Col. [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Address:] James Hodgdon Esq^r Philadelphia [Postal cancellation stamp] New York June 8^th ,, 1799 James Hodgdon Esq^t Sir Inclosed is a Return of Clothing wanting for two Companys at West Point — Please to direct them to be forwarded me via Amboy — it being the most Speedy and safe Conveyance — By several letters Rec^d from the Sec^y at War it appears there is large quantity of Military Stores ordered to be forwarded me, some time since, but none have yet come to hand — except 60 of Baron Steuben's Regulations which have been forwarded to the respective Regiments agreeable to order of Gen^l Hamilton — I am to beg of you, forward of Army Tents &c: for the New Regiments, which I trust you will forward me as soon as possible, in [undecipherable] of this, and have only to observe, That Dispatch is the Countersign — and am Sir Your m^t. Obl^gt. [signature — undecipherable] Q.L. Dep[uty?] Statement of money lent you, & paid for M^r Lean To Cash, lent you ————————————————————————— $24.— " Paid M^r Lean p^r your order as —————————— $24.77 N^o. lent on the Bill ——————————————————————— [undecipherable] " D^o Ditto for other services —————————————————— 28.73 $. 53.50 Deductions, ——————————————————————————— ".50 53.— Cr. Due $. 77.— A. By your remittance 29 Ult^o. ———————————————————— Balance $[undecipherable] By the foregoing Statement it appears you have remitted me Short of the Amount I have paid for you, as p^r Balance — $2. 43/100. Error in your last statement: Rend^d viz: Paid M^r Lⁿ p^r your order ————————————————— $24.77 remittance you made for that sum ——————————————— 22.34 to pay —————————————————————————————————— $. 2.43 } The error therefore lays in that [entry?]