[Endorsement, upper right, rotated:] Samuel [undecipherable] — / [undecipherable] March, 1801 / [undecipherable] / Ae 23 — [undecipherable] [Address, center panel, rotated:] Cap^t / [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / major [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] o. / S. [undecipherable] [seal] [WASH. CITY postal stamp] [Private] March 26^th, 1801 Dear Sir I am obliged to you for the letter, & thank you for your attention to my accommodation — at this Moment I can barely aver to you on my honor & favor, that I never heard a whisper respecting your removal from Office; until it was mentioned to me in the Street by a Citizen, who informed me the thing was public — I receive great attentions from the Gentlemen in Office, I hear nothing of any measure personal or general, that does not relate to the duties of my profession, except in table conversation — unless indeed I make a specific inquiry, which I shall avoid as much as possible — with respect & Esteem I am dear Sir [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Sam^d Hodgdon Esq^r