[undecipherable] your favour of the [undecipherable] to hand this morning — Am glad to find you [undecipherable] are employed in [Settling?] your accounts with the Quarter Master General mine the [undecipherable] and will be steadily pursued until fully accomplished I suspect Colonel Hamtramck's information [rela]tive to the Clothing is inaccurate — the recruiting Justice did not [appear?] to me when I wrote — I have frequently conversed with Colonel Pickering on the Subject of your additional compensa- tion — He is the same Man, yesterday, to day, and forever — I entertain no doubt but that you will eventually be fully Satisfied — The news remains in the Same uncertain State — All in my power to effect you may safely reckon on — I am Sir, your most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon Major Isaac Craig