[Copy] S^r Springfield 19 February 1785 Inclosed is the return of Stores and of the Certificates and cash that I have received for the Stores that I have sold. the pair of trace chains that M^r Knox and Moylan some time after the Vendew are entirely lost to the Public for I cannot find out who took them, they belonged to Major Oliver he bought fifteen but has received but fourteen I hope you will not be dissatisfied at my selling the two lote of Wrought iron for less then Stores sold at Vendew for whoever would have asked that price for no one [undecipherable] it to be worth More than bar iron I should have bought the yt for painting hope now if was to had as iron as iron buy any and the reason of the [undecipherable] will Somit I n^tt the Stores Printed agreeable to your directions The Iiver that was at Littlefield under the Care of M^r Alexander M^c Niel are sold and the following is an account of the sales 1 Small chain . . . . . . . 0·17·6 M^r D W Neels . . . . . . 2·11·0 2 Barrels Salt & Rolls & B^tt . . . 2·4·0                                           £ 5·2·6 Certificates M^r M^c Neils account against the department To Alfred Harlip Vendew master — 0·3·0 To the Blackship & Advertisement — 0·3·0 To Storoge 2 years & Transportation &c 1·0·0                                           1·6·1 Samuel Hoddon Esq^r                  John Bryant Com Mil Stores                         Dep^r Com Mil Stores [address panel: Samuel Hoddon Esq^r / Comt Mil Stores / Philadelphia] [sideways notation: Rec^d G. 1785] [Copy]