[Address panel, outside of folded letter — largely undecipherable; endorsement in upper right appears to read: Germantown Sept 24 [18]99 / [undecipherable signature]] Germantown Sept 24 - 99. D^r. Sir. I have this moment a Letter from my Brother at Trenton [strikethrough: informing] noticing that he had sent you a Warrant for 7026 Doll^s & probably informs you of the reason of my not punctually attending to your Letter of the 12. wh was forwarded to me here [undecipherable] until the 20^th oweing to my being expected hastily to return to Trenton — The loss of a favourite Child of 2 yrs old will I hope to you as a man of feelig be a sufficient apology. — I had the misfortune of burying one on Saturday last & have since then been unwell — I am however now better & able to morrow go to Trenton — A letter from there this Ev: informs me that it is as necessary that two Teams should be to transport clothing wh is now ready for the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. — If you will be good enough to engage them & send them on to Lamberton it will be rendering an [undecipherable] service [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] that [undecipherable] may have [undecipherable] been wanted to compleat the suits for the other Posts can be sent by these Wagons to Lamberton. — If Wagons that [superscript: to go to [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] can be [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] I will thank you to write me to Trenton or [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Your very H^ble S^t [Signature: undecipherable] [Address:] C^ol Hodgdon