Pittsburgh 19 September 1800 Sir, Your favour of the 12 instant is this moment received and Capt Turner is informed of his box of Fish in your care, and has promised to spare me one half of them to be replaced hereafter by equal quantity of equal quality. — Shall I therefore my Dear friend take the liberty of requesting you to obtain them for me — We are now looking out for the General: the necessary Artists have been & still are employed in fitting out Quarters for him in Fort Fayette — The 2^d M. Gen. is also expected in a few days It is very pleasing to your friends to be informed that your City continues healthy at this advanced Season — a prospect of peace is also a pleasing consideration — Pray is there any prospect of clothing coming forward for the troops. the Commandant is anxious to know — I am &c J H Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Philadelphia