New York 6 Dec^r 1799 Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Sir I duly received your favor of yesterday inclosing Miss Hollingsworth H^rs lev^t to emit my draft on you, your attention to this as also to my former commands, lays me under peculiar obligations to you — I duly note what you observe concerning the coats & Vests for Cap^t Elliots company at Reading, they are now in readiness to forward to M^r Miller & shall be attended to immediately — The various kind & Multiplicity of demands on me, has occasioned a neglect in this particular, — and you no doubt must be sensible that the late calamity which our City sustained, has caused not a little disorder & confusion, in business, and prevented my paying that attention, which the nature of it Requires, but I hope for the future it will proceed on in a regular train; — The continual changes which take place in the Situation of detachments, of the Artillery, does also make difficulty; but to prevent it in future will comply with your Request by forwarding returns of what is issued by me — Inclosed is a return of the coats Vests &c which I have lately supplied, for your government, there are about three hundred fifty Coats now on hand with some Jackets & Pantaloons together with ours, which may be issued to you, should you think proper — I am Sir with Respect Your Ob^t Ser^t for Elbert Stewart [signature] [verso:] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from Elbert [undecipherable] an A/c No Costs of his [undecipherable] to his Company — [undecipherable] [numerical calculations: 864 1056 [undecipherable] 3500 1014 3530 8344 1198 14849]