Albany, Nov. 29^th 1799 — My dear Sir; D^r Buchanan a Friend of mine is going to Philad^a to Solicite an Appointment as Surgeon in the Army & Navy — He is unacquainted in Philad^a & has no Friends there to forward his Application; as I have a very high Opinion of his Talents his worth & feel myself interested in his behalf I have taken the Liberty of giving him this Letter to you — If you can have any Interest [or] I [have] a very considerable one with the [undecipherable] or the Secretary of War I Shall thank you to exert it in favour of D^r Buchanan — he is the Son of an old Citizen of our Town, he studied at Glasgow & Edinburgh, & has had every opportunity of Education & has profited by them — he is added to these circumstances in his Favour very amiable & engaging — Any attention that you or M^r Hodgdon will shew will be acknowledged as a favour to me — take my best Regards to her — he [undecipherable] for my late heavy Affliction — [undecipherable] indeed to me! — I intended to write to M^r Andrew Bayard by D.B. but have waited for almost every Ship [undecipherable] only send this my best love — adieu I am my dear [Sir] as [undecipherable] most Sincere[ly] and affectionately Chr. P. A. Rodge[rs] [Address: Samuel Hodgdon Esqr. / — H. McHenry. / D^r Buchanan] [Endorsement: Albany Nov 29^th 1799 / [undecipherable] / Buchanan / [undecipherable]]