Letter from Colo Bayard - date July 11: 1791 Recd the 11 July 1791 Colo Saml Hodgdon QMG Pittsburgh Sir Eliz Town July 11th91

   I herewith [undecipherable]you a horse, I purchased

A W [undecipherable] Bartlett a man of tenacity, for which i have engaged to pay him Twenty pounds on demand he warrant him to be a strong sound [a raised & sign] serviceable horse. nearly half bollded, six years old and nearly 15 hands high-he came home last week from [undecipherable].on time in six days, and the horse is, as you see him- I shall be at Pittsburgh next Friday when [undecipherable] call for the money, probably by that time I may puchase one or Two more please to let me know by the [undecipherable] whether good Mares of the age and size will answer our draft servers-

   [undecipherable] was a stranger to me but was

Introduced by [undecipherable] Graham-in her hearing of the doctor, he told me that horses for one under nine years old positively, if [undecipherable]it could be proved by [undecipherable]that he was older, he could have been returned to him with [undecipherable]disgrace

   As the horse I bought of him was in good order

[undecipherable], and did not look so old, perhaps he has perhaps he has been changed on the road,this inquests[undecipherable] to look particularly into before he left Pitt which near to have been last Saturday

                                 I remain with the sincerest
                                 regards your [undecipherable]

[undecipherableSamCHodgdon S. Bayard