[undecipherable] 14^th July / Hopson / 1800 [20] to Major Isaac Craig Pittsburg[h] [seal] Pittsburg[h] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Philadelphia [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I have received your letter of the 4^th instant — I shall be glad to see the General here when he again visits our City — I conclude he will again be in quest of Contracts. — I hope his [undecipherable] have turned out well no man on earth [undecipherable] to the business, of course if they can not make them profitable none can — With respect to a [undecipherable] Manufactory, I trust it is in my power to procure such a one as you describe — M^r Hewes the first manufacturer of Window and all other Glass in America is my particular friend I will write him on the subject and advise you of the result — I hope you enjoyed the birth day of America — adieu — A propos — on your Return you [undecipherable: probable reading "insist"] two Cutters — what are they of the Boat — [undecipherable] Boston window Glass is in higher repute here than any other and [undecipherable] much higher — M^r Anthony used to say Boys could not break it with stones as they did every other kind — it is remarkably thick and clear — perfectly free from Spots & or veins — adieu once more — I am your Most Obedient Servant Samuel Hopson [seal] Major Isaac Craig — [undecipherable]