West Point August 27^th 1787 Sir, Mr James Monroe has expressed and opened to me three and Stands of Arms which you mention me to Contract with him, in your letter of March 16^th 1787 — for which I have given him a Certificate — 332 of them in Arms that was taken in from the Army in the year 1783 & 1784 in good Store — The other 665 are to be deducted from the damaged Arms, and add to the good Stands — Of the Gun Smiths work [undecipherable] I have any over of the Arms repaired which it would be best to begin with them that wants fixing first (in June of 1787) as men then can be forth to the Stores since the old one taken to repair — Others will be Well Cared — We Need to half Stock and [undecipherable] the Others which want it — And at present we have not under that [undecipherable] fit to repair 500 — then [undecipherable] that the public have Arms Stocks and Locks sufficient for the whole — I believe that about 1000 which will be worth fixing and about 800 of them will be worth [undecipherable] — Mr. Burns 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, them that want it for two Dollars 75 each, and repair and Clean the rest for One dollar each, which will every but a little better than [undecipherable] for the whole — And he will Make short [undecipherable] Pins, Loops and Slide [undecipherable] for the whole, [undecipherable] find his own Coke and [undecipherable] to Complete them — [undecipherable] fine Stocks and all the materials to work With from the Mill, Iron, Glue, the Iron and all the Iron [undecipherable] such as [undecipherable] defects and what it would need [undecipherable] out rough, and to [undecipherable] them up — He will do them as quick a place as you please those prefer to have them done Enclosed is a Certificate of what provision has been delivered to [undecipherable] from April 16 1787 — Captain Burkitt has made application for him and for his Company at the Rate of 10 Cents for Month, for 100 Men, which I believe to be due on being at Boston and [undecipherable] Fields, agreeable to a Resolution of Congress [undecipherable] in the Year 1783 — If the [undecipherable] case [undecipherable] to let me Know the allowance for the Troops, in Garrison and Winter, and those [undecipherable] to have any work [undecipherable] here, I will forward an estimate for that purpose — Now is a very good time to purchase what needs [undecipherable] for both Garrison and Winter, and if your Chief [undecipherable] calls require do let you know the lowest it can be purchased for delivered here The Honourable Major Gen^l Knox, Secretary at War — Yours &c. West Point Sept 6^th 1787 Sir, After meeting by Mr Williams, being at Newburgh the [undecipherable] Mr [undecipherable] Abraham [undecipherable] made application to purchase the [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] ance at [undecipherable] Point for which he has offered to [undecipherable] have been delivered at the Landing we will take them on the [undecipherable] — You will [undecipherable] by Mr Williams, Letter the [undecipherable] where the Guns are Yours &c. D. The Honourable Major Gen^l Knox, Secretary at War — West Point Sept 6^th 1787 Sir, Since my meeting by Mr Williams about the Old Cannon A W — A Jefferson [undecipherable] has made application, to whom I have given a Letter addressed to [undecipherable] upon the [undecipherable] — At he has offered Twenty Shillings per Ton more for the Guns, I have thought [undecipherable] to send this by Mr Williams, for [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] — Yours &c. D. The Honourable Major Gen^l Knox, Secretary at War — West Point Sept 8^th 1787 — Sir, I have given Mr Benjamin Hoyes his Discharge, And made out his Account for the time he has been here, which is Nine Months, as he came here Nov^r 2, 1786 and was Discharg^d Sept 8^th 1787 — The Honourable Yours &c. D. Major Gen^l Knox, Secretary at War — West Point Sept 8^th 1787 — Sir, I have forwarded by the [undecipherable] Mr Nicholson the Returns of Ordnance and Quarter Masters Stores for the Month of [undecipherable] 1787 — Yours &c. D. The Honourable Major Gen^l Knox, Secretary at War —