[Docket, upper right]: Colo. Williams / [undecipherable] Hodgdon / [undecipherable] 1800 [Address]: Samuel Hodgdon Esquire / Superintend^t of Military Stores / Philadelphia [Archival stamp]: Received / State Dep't. / Nov. 24. 181[undecipherable] / B.P.O. 4018-0 Springfield May 26^th 1800 Sir, I have received your letter of the 20^th inst. enclosing six hundred Dollars in Post Notes, on account of the Armory — the same being passed to your credit, squares our money accounts to this day — In turning the Powder lately in the Magazine, many of the Casks are found damaged — shall I procure as many new ones as are necessary— It gives me pain to trouble you again relative to one of our Horses — who is reported to me by the Superintendant, as being unfit for the Services of the Works — in my opinion he had better be [undecipherable: probable reading "sold"] at any rate, & another purchased — if you are of the same opinion, I wish for your directions — whether to dispose of him at Public Auction, or at private sale — a sacrifice, undoubtedly must be made, but at present, he is of little use — I hope your situation at the New City will be found as eligible and agreeable to yourself & Family as the present one — I am Sir Most respectfully, Y^r Ob^dt Serv^t Samuel Hodgdon Esq^t Joseph Williams