[536] As Sickening me myself are joint owners of a small tract of land on the little Miame surveyed for us by Colonel Anderson on Military warrant, may we solicit you assistance to prevent loss for want of knowledge if such Taxes as may be assessed on it. I am, Sir, your most Obedient Servant— Samuel Hodgdon— [A Return for Meigs] Philadelphia 13^th Aug 1799. Sir, The inclosed Return was received this morning— Col Storms requests that all the articles except Coats & lists may be sent out immediately— those articles he has on hand— I am Sir, your most obedient servant, Samuel Hodgdon. James McHenry, esq^r. Secretary of War. [flourish] Philadelphia 13^th Aug^t 1799 Sir I have received your letter of the 12^th inst. I know not what arrangements are made that may warrant the measure— but I was sensibly struck with a request to send certain articles to New York to be forwarded to Reading in Pennsylvania. I should suppose in such cases, it would be best, when you receive requisitions for supplies of any kind, to furnish such as you may have on hand, and make a return to