[Docketing notation at upper right:] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] form 1800 / Off[ice] [undecipherable] [Address:] [undecipherable] Hosp[ital?] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Philadelphia [seal] [31 Nov] New York 16 Septem 1800 Samuel Hodgson Esq^r. Sir Your respects of 15. Inst^s with its enclosure is duly received, shall forward it to New Orleans, by the Indiana, it being in time. If you will send me Gov. [undecipherable] Trunk, I will forward it, to my friend in N^o O^r the Indiana, sails on Sunday, and if it can be here by Saturday, will put it on board of her, if not I can ship it by some other opportunity, as they are very frequent.— The weather is remarkably cool, and the [undecipherable] is very favorable of our escaping the fever, this Season — it is however very sickly in the Country — M^r Osgood has had 18 in his family, Sick, lost two of his Children, he lives at New-town Long Island. — My family all enjoy good health, except Ledyard, who complains of his old disorder— Your Sir M^os Respect^y. [Signature: undecipherable]