Springfield Oct. 2^d 1800 Sir, I received yesterday, your Letter of the 27.^th advising of your intention of forwarding two thousand Dollars in Post Notes for this Department, on the Mon[undecipherable: day] following — & I might expect them accordingly — of course they became due by this days Mail — having failed of coming to hand — I believe it prudent to advise you of it for fear of accident — I will write you again to morrow — Yours most respectfully Joseph Williams Samuel Hodgdon Esq.^r [Docket notation: Joseph Williams / Oct 2^d 1800 / and [undecipherable] returns] [Received / from / State Dep't. / Nov. 24 1813 / R.P.O. 401810]