Carlile August 15 1791 I received your two letters I answered the first in which probably has not come to hand. Informing you that I was out to Pine grove for mace and found not one single tree of any dimentions — the will not contract to make them we then would the have did them supposed to be their without a pointed order from the war Office paying them £[undecipherable] for or £45 at lest the very well know that their is not a [undecipherable] in this Country only Hargeis and the think he can not make them — The owners are [undecipherable] Mother also which will make them [undecipherable] the get this price in Cash — I can have waggons and the [undecipherable] sent on directly if you come to the turns I am Sir yours Rich Clarke M^r John [undecipherable] [Docket, verso: Letter from Richard Clarke / August 15. 1791 / no [undecipherable] at Pine grove [undecipherable]] [Address, verso: M^r William [undecipherable] / I M Gen Office] [W. [undecipherable] Service]