Philadelphia, April 4^th 1789 By M^r South I am favoured with yours of the 2^d Inst — The Stores in the Magazine are is immediately valuable — for this purpose you will apply to the Officers of the Guard for the Assistance of the Men stationed at the Post, who for their Services shall receive one Shilling p day additional pay, as is usual in such cases — you will make out of the new list a purchasead of M^r South Ble by General Irvine, for shipping such as is in the best condition, and inform me how many men will be necessary, which shall be provided — The new Muskets must be Oiled, the Ammunition also will be repot & that Service — If the articles desired to be sold will command other things in Stock & labour, the buildings, when the Stores are repaired should be kept locked, without loss of time, it is absolutely necessary for their preservation — I have commanded the Militia from your Return that you are to put, since I hope will command them in decent value, tho I am certain will not, yet as many as wanting for the preservation of the Stores intended to be held, and can only at present be classed in this way, you must do the best you can with them — From the Money arising from the Sales you will make the collection of the Sum as mentioned, and you will attend to provide with any suitable Person for paying his reasonable expences while thus employed — you will make an weekly Return, but of the Store on hand, and any that may & sold, and the expenditures of the Money received, as you have a list to ascertain, I can have no objection to your appropriating a reasonable part of any