[$165 on] M^r Samuel Hodgson Intendant of Stores Philadelphia [upper right, rotated docketing notation: [undecipherable] Swan / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]] [Received from State Dept, Nov 24, 1804. R. 401310] Baltimore April 17 1800 Sir Your favor of the 14 currant came to hand addressed to Gen^l Swan, who has been very much indisposed for these some months past (and for the last ten days confined to bed. Inclosed you will find Mess. M^cDonald & Hollingsworth Note to him of this date respecting the Military Stores; and am sorry to add that the General's present State of health will not admit of his attending to the Public busin[ess] and am Sir Your Most Ob^dt [undecipherable] H[um]ble Serv^t for John Swan Wm Cochran M^r Sam^l. Hodgson Baltimore April 17. 1800 Sir There are some military stores [undecipherable] three hogs heads some bundles of canteens and a bundle of knapsacks, which came from Philadelphia last fall and are now at our store house — Which we would be glad to have moved from our store — We are Your ob^dt Serv^ts M^cDonald Hollingsworth Gen^l Swan