[Address leaf: Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^re / Philadelphia] [Postal stamp: Rec 19^th; State Dep.; Nov. 24, [undecipherable]; R.P.O. 401810.] [Docketing notation upper right: [undecipherable] Gray / [undecipherable] / 22^d [undecipherable]] Pittsburg 8. November 1799 Sir, I have received your letter of the 1^st instant and am much obliged by your attention to my Draft in favour of Rev^d Robert Andrews from whom I have a letter this day requesting me to send him that Draft which I presume he has already received — The Cloathing for Cap^t Taylor shall be sent to Limestone as you have directed accompanied by the Invoices received with it or exact Copies — I have this day had an application by Cap^t Irish in favour of a poor Woman, a Daughter of a M^r John Jones of Philadelphia – to whom she wishes to return, being deserted by her husband a M^r Yard – and (she says) invited by her father I have therefore to enable her to defray the expenses of the Journey advanced fifteen Dollars and taken her Draft on her father which you will find enclosed – and which I have to beg of you at a convenient time to present to M^r John Jones for acceptance & payment – he resides in Water Street 3 Doors below South Street I am Sir Your obed. Serv. J C Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^re Philadelphia