Balt^o Decm^b 30^th 1799 Sir In reply to Your Letter A the 27 Inst the Packages are at M^r M^cDaniells Store, at no greater expence than they would Any Where else The Invoice I forwda Col^o Hall & requested He would have receipts put on & by his proper officers, He returned it Saying, M^r Baches The Contractor would Sign the recpts, when Application was made to M^r Bacher He refused observing it was at no time his Business, add to which his Contract was all but expired, The Regiment & its removal to Harpers Ferry, would You wish me to follow up for receipts to indemnifye myself for [undecipherable] expend I am with respect Sir Your Very Obt Servt J Swan [address leaf: Samuel Hodgson Esq^r Philadelphia] [postal marking: Balte MD] [notation: 19/ — ] [notation: To: The Swan / Decemb^r 30 / 1799 / [undecipherable] / Jany 1 1800]