believe with one or two exceptions during his absence where the supplies wanted were of a nature that [the en]gage was absolutely necessary for the services then [voted?] and which were confided to you. [Offer'd?] on the 2^d Jan 1795 [accompanied?] by my return of all the publick [property?] which [before?] [undecipherable] there on Hand and had been [reed?] from the [undecipherable] Militia on their return from the Western insurrection, some which has not been any collection made — or do I think that any thing can be worth [note?] for the [b—] [mentioned?] in my last [letter?] on [fact?] I think the [expense?] [entailed?] in [title?] [would?] be more that the [amount?]. I [find?] [upon?] the [books?] & [confusion?] of which you are well [acquainted?] on [undecipherable] with an entire [want?] of [Militia?] my [undecipherable] [well?] during my absence [made?] [no?] [return?] of the [Supplies?] [furnished?], [but?] I am with any [accuracy?] [furnished?] you with a return of Stores [furnished?] to each Individual [as?] in many instances [undecipherable] were [deleted?] to [Serjeants?] and this [not?] [taken?] on the above [return?] [undecipherable] of it to you with still a return [has?] to [those?] of the supplies [furnished?] to [and?] even from each Individual [undecipherable] have it done [and?] for which [purpose?] I must have the [Orders?] [returned?] that were [countersigned?] by [C—?] [Shew'd?] [sorted?] [you?] a [list?] of them [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] were [brought?] by [John?] [Miller?] from [undecipherable] [county?] at or near [Pittsburgh?] [undecipherable] [order?] of [undecipherable] and this [was?] [handed?] over by [for?] [Bidwell?] [undecipherable] with much [regret?]. I am Sir your M. [Obt?] [Servt?] [Col.?] [Samuel?] [Hodgson?] [undecipherable] [Return?] of [Stores?] [furnished?] the [Infirmary?] [undecipherable] at or near [Pittsburgh?] by [undecipherable] in [1794?], by order [undecipherable] | No. | [To whom delivered?] | [Qty?] | [Then accounted for?] | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Capt?] [undecipherable] | [80?] | Sold and [rec'd?] for by that | | 1 | [General?] [White?] | [418?] | | | 1 | [Sam?] [Thompson?] | [undecipherable] | | | 1 | [Capt?] [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | To be [acc'd?] for by [undecipherable] and | | 1 | [Ditto?] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] which he [is?] by [undecipherable] | | 1 | [Major?] [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | | | | | [3634?] | | Sir, I under Stand you are Imploy'd by the publick to provied Vessels for transporting troops. my Vessel is also the publicks Service at Eighten pence for Each man to Philad^a — from Sir your [undecipherable] Lamberton 21^st July 1800 Tho^s. [undecipherable: probable reading Ashman] M^r. Peter [undecipherable: probable reading Hunt]