West Point March 30^th 1789 — Sir The Bearer M^r Foot has applied to purchase one of the Scows, the Largest One has got Considerably Injured by lying so long out of repair and is this growing worse, and would Cost more to repair her than She is now worth, and One is sufficient for the purpose of what is wanting in this Garrison — I Cannot Set any Certain Value upon her, but do not think She will fetch more than twelve or fourteen hundred, [undecipherable] is Little worth besides her [undecipherable] — Yo^r Sir The Honorable Major Gen^l [undecipherable] Secretary at War — Sir North Point April 2^d 1789 — I have forwarded by the Bearer M^r George Denniston the returns of Ordnance and Quarter Master Stores for the Month of March 1789 — Agreeable to your letter of 16 Ultimo, I have selected One thousand Stand of Arms that wanted the Least repairs and have Contracted with James Brown to repair and Clean them at Five Shillings P^r Stand, he finding his Own Oil, Files & [strikethrough: Coals] Coals, besides making such Limbers as we have not in Stores, which are Brent [strikethrough: hand] pins & [strikethrough: undecipherable] Shavings for the Clerks — the muller find the Steel, Iron & Glue —