Fort Washington 23. September 1791 Sir, In consequence of your Warrant of this days date as Superintendent of the Store department — You will, as soon as circumstances [undecipherable: hereinto], take a very accurate Account of all the Stores, both Public & Private, Property now employed in my department — and make such Indices of them as will enable you to account for the whole of them, at any period — when called upon for that purpose — Army mark, whether National or Continental, Store, Class and Heights you will be particular in noticing & in fact every other Particulars relating to them which may enable you to [undecipherable] them under all situation Circumstances — The Store Master appointed [undecipherable] your Superintendency will make these Checks & you from [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] — & also that they may be enabled to make them so — [undecipherable] note sir that [undecipherable] the duties which they have engaged to perform, which the Public justly expects from them — The present situation of the Stores you will be [undecipherable] notice of, and you will know that they are regularly supplied — Should any Medicine or Requisite be necessary for them in order to render their more serviceable [undecipherable] to the public, or [undecipherable] than if required, you will make due relation thereof, that as far as [undecipherable] will admit, such as [undecipherable] may be supplied, and in fine — You will notice every Particulars, [undecipherable] relating to Pack-horse-Master, Q.master or Mast, that may have a tendency to [undecipherable] the Public's Service. At the [undecipherable] end Design of this Appointment is that the Public may reap every possible Advantage from the Labour of them already engaged in its Service under your direction — You will be equally & diligently employed to [undecipherable] promote their important Intentions, that every reasonable expectation relative to your Appointment be answered; & every [undecipherable] [undecipherable] should be [undecipherable] and fully [undecipherable] as far as practicable, the enhancing your own Reputation — [undecipherable] my [undecipherable], as well as that of a Generous Public, whose greatest [undecipherable] is to reward its faithful Servants, while it pays to all a just tribute for Fidelity & good Conduct. I am, Sir, Your most Obedient Servant. Samuel Hodgson M^r Robert Benham.