Wilmington Delaware May 14^th. 1800 Dear Sir, Enclosed is a return for arms, camp equipage &c, for a detachment of Recruits which I am directed by Major General Hamilton, to order on to Pitts-burgh immediately, I will thank you to forward them to me, by some of the Wilmington packets now in Philadelphia — any Receipts you may require, shall be forwarded agreeably to your direction on that subject. I am Sir, with esteem & respect, your most obedient servant— [undecipherable] Maj^r 3 R. Infty Commanding the Recruiting service in this State Samuel Hodgdon Esquire — [Docket, verso: [undecipherable] May 14 — [undecipherable] Washington [undecipherable] / Adj^t. [undecipherable]] [Postmark: circular stamp, XLAY 16] [Stamp: Received from [undecipherable] State of [undecipherable] Nov 24, 1804. [undecipherable] 40/910] [74] [undecipherable: Bonnie Theobold?] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]