Pittsburgh 4^th. October 1799 Sir I have received Your letters of the 26 & 27^th Ultimo Accompanied by a pamphlet for which I am much obliged to you and shall peruse the Moment I have leisure— I shall pay the necessary Attention to the Mistake You mention with respect to [undecipherable: Ab'd. No. 5] on its arrival. but I am apprehensive That those leaving Philad'a on the 26^th Sept will not reach Fort Wayne before Winter— I have not received any orders respecting the Shells coming forward those Cast on this side of the Mountains have long since been sent to Loftus Heights— All our attention is devoted to the Approaching Election and we have every reason to Expect Success in favour of James Ross notwithstanding his Enemys have left no means untried to defeat him— On Inspecting our Family Stores I find the Articles Coffee & Loaf Sugar nearly Expended & therefore have to beg the favour of You to Send A Supply of these Articles — I am with every great Respect Sam Hodgdon Esq^r Sir Your Obedient Servant Philad'a — Isaac Craig [Endorsement: Isaac Craig / 4 [undecipherable] 1799 / [undecipherable] Office matters / [undecipherable]—]