Pittsburgh 13^th September 1799 Sir Your Letter of the 6^th inst. now before me Gives the very pleasing information of your familys safety and of the Arts being again tolerably healthy. The 2^d M^r Gen^l arrived here on the evening of the 9^th inst^d and Col^l Hamtramck from Detroit arrived yesterday — and is to continue at this post, he having the command of all the troops on the Western frontier — Capt Vance embarks this day for Fort Washington taking with him the Dollars that Major Swan brought from that place. Lieu^t John Callender embarks on boards same boat & proceeds to Fort Massac to take command of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Reg^t now at that place — By accounts of Yesterday from Greensburg Westmoreland county, we are informed that the [undecipherable] [Address panel: Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r / Philadelphia] [Docketing: Major Isaac Craig / Pitts^g / Sep^r 20 / 69]