Philadelphia 25^th February 1800 Sir I have received your letter of the 14^th instant Since my last I have obtained the evidence required and have received Johnston's Warrant, and finding you ena have received Johnston's Warrant, and finding you may be injured by Beaver & one and fearing you might be injured by leaving the first chance in the Lottery which it becomes leaving, the first chance in the Lottery which it becomes the priority of Locations I have delivered the warrants to M^rs D Armstrong & Wells with those which fall to be closed with their applications — hope you will approve the measure — I have received the amount you can draft on M^r Ivan and laid Clerks three hundred dollars to W^m S^t kennedy & Lynch — enclosed you have the original acknowledgement — McHagon has left this for Pittsburg, since my last of course John's Dinner Box and your barrel of Sugar and Coffee remains — The weather remains very fine here a small portion of Snow in the ground and the wind constantly at Work — The navigation is interrupted but the river is not even has not been frozen over — yours Samuel Hodgdon Major Isaac Craig