West Point March 18^th 1789 Sir, I have [undecipherable] by Mr James Dunston to the Magazine of Ordnance which you directed in your letter of January 9^th 1789 with their Carriages and implements agreeable to the Inclosed Invoices, the former, Side Boxes and Drag Ropes are Nailed up in field Boxes, also the Musk plate with the Indian [undecipherable] In — I have agreed with Mr Duncan for the [undecipherable] which is thirty [undecipherable] Shillings, but have not paid him — I have given Mr James Munron a Certificate of his Cleaning four hundred and Eighty French Carbines for the United States agreeable to your letter of January 9^th 1789 at [undecipherable] of a Dollar each amounting to [undecipherable] four Dollars. Also one for his New Laying Three Hundred and twenty Eight Days agreeable to your Letter of December 8^th 1786, amounting in the whole to Sixty four pounds nine Shillings, at the following Rate [undecipherable]: 194 [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] . . . £ 30— 9—0 134 [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] . . . 30—16—0 328 Total . . . £ 61— 5—0 Mr Munron is now going down to [undecipherable] of you, to [undecipherable] that any of the Arms at this place [undecipherable] to be repaired this person, [undecipherable] he intends leaving this place as all the Privets which he can get to do will not be an Object worth his attention — If you should think proper to employ him there may be a Considerable Number of Arms here and out that Can be repaired with a Little Expence. [undecipherable: probable reading "Pray"] to find Two Gallons of Oil which I requested to be first [undecipherable] I am Sir [The Hon^ble Major Gen^l Henry] [Secretary of War] West Point March 30^th 1789 — Sir, The Reason Mr [undecipherable] has applied to [undecipherable] One of the Service, the [undecipherable] Dunton not Completely [undecipherable] repaired by him is [undecipherable] of repair and [undecipherable] growing [undecipherable] Cost more to restore [undecipherable] than he is now worth, and [undecipherable] is Sufficient for the purpose of [undecipherable] in this Garrison — I Cannot [undecipherable] for any Certain [undecipherable], but do not think [undecipherable] is [undecipherable] little — with Cap^t the King [undecipherable] Sir [The Hon^ble Major Gen^l Henry Knox] [Secretary of War] [undecipherable: probable reading "West Point"] April 24^th 1789 — Sir, I have given by the [undecipherable] George Dunston the returns of Ordnance and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the Month of March 1789 — Agreeable to your [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] 16 [undecipherable], I have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of Arms that wanted the most repairs, and I have Contracted with James Munron to repair and Clean them at Three Shillings [undecipherable] for finding his own Oil, Toles & [undecipherable] Coals, [undecipherable] Making fresh Locks [undecipherable] Arms, which are [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Springs for the Clocks — the further [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]