West Point August 27^th 1787 Sir M^r James Abram has repaired and Cleaned no less than [undecipherable] Stands of Arms which you mention you a Contract with him, in your letter of March 16^th 1787 – for which I have given him a Certificate – 332 Pistols [undecipherable] Arms that was taken in from the Army in the year 1784 [undecipherable] in good order – The Other 500 are to be deducted from the damaged Arms, and added to the good Stands Of the Gen^l thinks proper to have any more of the Arms repaired I think it would be best to begin with the [undecipherable] (the [undecipherable] ones of 660) as new locks can be fit to the [undecipherable] than the old ones taken to repair them – Other old [undecipherable] that Can be Used to half Stock and [undecipherable] the Other, which would be — And at present we have not funds that is fit to repair 500 — then [undecipherable] that the public have Arms Stocks and Locks Sufficient for the whole — I believe there is about 3000 which will be worn Stocking, and about 2000 that will be worth Stocking — M^r Abrams is very desirous of doing them, and I believe he will do them as Cheap as any body — The [undecipherable] that he will Stock and Clean they that want it for Two Dollars [undecipherable] each, and replace and Clean the rest for one dollar each, which will every [undecipherable] but Little better than [undecipherable] for the whole — About he will Make short [undecipherable] and Stock is [undecipherable] for the whole, also find his own [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] to Complete them — The [undecipherable] finds Arms [undecipherable] and all the materials to work with, find also [undecipherable] him, Glass [undecipherable] and all the [undecipherable] such as Screw-drivers [undecipherable] and what we wanted more than These Cant rough, and he [undecipherable] them up — He will do them as good a plan as you please, I think proper to have them done — Enclosed is a Certificate of what [undecipherable] has been delivered to M^r Abrams for repairs — Captain [undecipherable] has made application for hire [undecipherable], for his Company at the Rate of 16 Cents per Month, for 100 men, which I inform him to draw at Boston and [undecipherable] agreeable to a [undecipherable] letter of [undecipherable] from here in the year 1786 — Of the Paymaster also, to let him have the Allowance for the Troops, in [undecipherable] and Winter, as it [undecipherable] proper to have any more [undecipherable] I will [undecipherable] an estimate of that [undecipherable] — Now is a very good time to purchase what work is wanting for both [undecipherable] and Winter, and if your Chief I will require him to let you know the lowest it can be purchased for delivered here — The Honorable Yours &c Major Gen^l Knox Secretary at War — West Point Sept 6^th 1787 Sir After meeting by M^r Williams being at Newburgh the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Made application to purchase the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at West Point, for which he has Offered [undecipherable] to be delivered at the Landing, we will [undecipherable] not take them on the [undecipherable] You will Sir by M^r Williams, Letter the [undecipherable] please advise the [undecipherable] are Yours for &c The Honorable Major Gen^l Knox Secretary at War — West Point Sept 6^th 1787 Sir Since my writing by M^r Williams about the Old Cannon A M^r A [undecipherable] has made application, to whom I have given a Letter addressed to you, upon the Subject — As he has Offered Twenty Shillings per Ton more for the [undecipherable] I have thought Proper to Send this by M^r Williams, for [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] Yours for &c The Honorable Major Gen^l Knox Secretary at War — West Point Sept 8^th 1787 – Sir I have given M^r Benjamin Hays his Discharge, And made out his Account for the time he has been here, which is Ten Months, as he Came here Nov^r 1^st 1786 and was Discharg'd Sept^r 8^th 1787 — The Honorable Yours for yours &c Major Gen^l Knox Secretary at War — West Point Sept 8^th 1787 – Sir I have forwarded by the Bearer M^r [undecipherable] the Returns of Ordnance and Quarter Master Stores for the Month of July 1787 — [undecipherable] for &c The Honorable Major Gen^l Knox Secretary at War —