[Illegible Text notice: Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible. We have not been able either to locate a better copy of the document, or to enhance its legibility electronically] [Received / from / State Dep't. / Nov. 24, 1894. / R.P.O. 401810.] [Docket: Joseph Williams / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] / 30 Aug.^t 1800] Samuel Hodgdon Esq.^r [ac. B. 9^t] [1 Memorandum of [undecipherable]] [1 [undecipherable]] Philadelphia Springfield Aug.^t 30^th 1800. Sir, I have received Your letter of the 25^th instant, & have observed with attention that part which relates to the Stores received from Oxford — From the manner in which those Stores came to hand, it was next to impossible to ascertain the Articles belonging to each individual Regiment, nearly all [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] part of the Cartridges Canteens Stores Canteens, came openly in bundles — many of the Casks & I believe all the Arm Chests, had no number of the Reg.^t they belonged to — About three weeks after the Stores arrived M.^r Henshaw who I believe was Agent for the 2. M. Gen.^l on this occasion called on me with a Return of the articles [of which the enclosed is an exact Copy] wishing me to receipt for them, as they there State, promising I should find them on examination right — this would on my part been an imprudent step — I urged the propriety of his seeing the account taken himself — his business would not admit of it he said — As soon as I can find where to address a letter to him I will state him the differences — in case he is dissatisfied a reexamination may be had — I presume this business has been conducted thus — the Brigade Q.master has Receipted to the Pay & Quarter Masters of each Regiment, for the articles as they stand on the enclosed Return, the Agent Q. M. G. has receipted the Brigade Q. M. in like manner, to adjust the differences will give you trouble — and me [undecipherable] — as your letter seems to imply a neglect of duty on my part — The former Return was only intended to shew the differences of State & number of the Articles — the enclosed may be more satisfactory — The [strikethrough: One thousand Dollars which I expected by this] days Mail agreeable to notice, in your letter of the 25^th has not come on — I shall certainly expect it to Morrow — I am Sir most respectfully Your Obed.^t Servant Note. the Return handed me Joseph Williams by M.^r Hinshaw was not sign'd by any Person — Samuel Hodgdon Esq.^r