[Docket: M^r Gilkens. / Report on the / State of [undecipherable] / in [undecipherable] / 14^th June 1793] Philadelphia June 19^th 1793 Sir, In compliance with the Instructions received from you I set out [undecipherable] this City on Wednesday the 8^th ultimo and [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] in the State of Virginia to examine the Publick stores Placed in that Place. [undecipherable] arrived on the 17 present month as soon as I was [undecipherable] required for Capt. Hall [undecipherable] and he would give in [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the purpose of moving a number of [undecipherable] which lay on the Markets is necessary as [undecipherable] Application. I found the Markets very much damaged by mice which is a great loss being to the Store in which they are kept having no [undecipherable] Storing of Salt a quantity of which may be [undecipherable] to prevent [undecipherable] have not a Particular circumstance that the [undecipherable] which are all in Pieces have not been kept in that Store. After [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the number of Baskets which [undecipherable] will not exceed [undecipherable] exclusive of about 800 Barrels which number [undecipherable] with 800 Barrels will make the Number to be Stocked [undecipherable] the Number of Baskets there I found to be [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] The [undecipherable] of the hands to [undecipherable] Begin in this Business cannot be put in Virginia [undecipherable] they may [undecipherable] have the [undecipherable] necessary to perform this Business with next hands with [undecipherable] There will be wanting a great Number of kinds of Locks as [undecipherable] of those that are there [undecipherable] but they may be made there [undecipherable] about 100 feet of Boards there [undecipherable] M^r Nicholson [undecipherable] the Quantity of [undecipherable] necessary for Stocking will be [undecipherable] feet [undecipherable] but cannot be had. Three people may be used which [undecipherable] and to [undecipherable] Dollars for [undecipherable] and this [undecipherable] certainly [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] I may [undecipherable] [undecipherable] some Buildings in [undecipherable] Numbering to be [undecipherable] and find it best to Repair Barrels [undecipherable] [undecipherable] ruling for this Business will [undecipherable] Persons hands to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a pair of Bellows [undecipherable] to 12 Barrels [undecipherable] Boards [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a good Stone and [undecipherable] a good [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a Polishing Bath and some Brushes for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] among some [undecipherable] Stone some [undecipherable] and some [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and Some I [undecipherable] and Some I set the expense of the Baskets that want to be Stocked will come [undecipherable] Shillings each [undecipherable] about a Day [undecipherable] Hammers Locks [undecipherable] We [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Begin in this Business cannot be put in Virginia [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] may [undecipherable] have the [undecipherable] necessary to Perform this Business with next hands [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] To Samuel [undecipherable] I am Sir with respect your humble Servant [undecipherable] Stores Josph. Gilkens