[Letter from the War Office, January 6. 1794] [Comda to in-acumen [undecipherable] from] Samuel Hodgdon Es^q January 6^th 1794 — Dear Sir. The Secretary of War requests to be informed, whether you know of any person in this city, to whom could be confided the immediate inspecting and proving of, 25 Tons of Gunpowder, now deposited at Frankfort, and which M^r French Frances is about purchasing for public Service. Or, whether you could conveniently undertake this business yourself. Capt. Kurey, it is proposed, by the Secretary, is to assist — Your answer, as speedily as possible, miss Hize, D^r Sir, Your very humble Serv^t [signed] [undecipherable: Stagg] Jun^r [480] Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r