Shepherds town Aug^t 1^st 1799 Sir Sometime in the month of October, 1798 Maj^r [undecipherable] Janghan transmitted by post a power of Attorney together with Letters of Administration to you for Joseph Kupers whose Son Joseph Kupers Jun^r had Serv'd in Captain Befels Company as a Soldier & who died in the Service, the power of Attorney Authorized you to Receive whatever Balance of pay years and Still due to his [undecipherable] Son. the Coloman has had no manner of information respecting his busyness, (and begs you will be pleased to let him Know if Any thing has been Receivd for him (and if Any thing has been obtained, the readiest way to transmit, it to him would be to pay it at the post master Generals Office (and obtain a draft upon the postmaster (John Morrow Jun^r) of this place who would immediately pay the amt to M^r Kupers (and Return the Draft at the period of making up his quarterly accounts. I mention this merely as a Convenienced in remitting whatever may be obtained for the Administrator, any information on the forgoing busyness will Very much Oblig M^r Kupers, who is a Very Honest Indigent Oldman (and which will also Gratify yours, Mo Obt Your obt Henry Bedinger [C May Sam Hodgdon] [Received from State Dep^t Nov. 24, [undecipherable] R P O [undecipherable]]