[Cover endorsements, upper right: Pittsburgh [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] 1800] [Archival notation: Received from State Dep't, Nov. 24, 1864. R.P.O. 101810.] [Notation: 34 1/2] [Notation: 20] [Address: Samuel Hodgdon / Philadelphia] [Postmark: PITTCO MAR 21] Pittsburgh 21^st March 1800 Sir Your letter of the 14^th instant is this moment Received, the Post coming in at a late hour & setting out again almost immediately allows too little time to reply to Littles – The 2^d M Gen: this Morning seems disposed to admit of the Armourer Accounts at the same time he is displeased by your interforence in that Business; I am sorry it is found necessary to postpone urging my Claim at present particularly as I had intended its proceeds to be appropriated to discharge of your Claim – Pray how does Military Land Sell? I wish to dispose of a Section – Located by M^r Jn^o Matthews On Owl Creek he says Land of first Quality – the day before Yesterday our Rivers was higher than has been known for several Years – Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r Philade^a I am Sir your Obedient Servant [Signature: Isaac Craig]