Baltimore 4 April 1794 Sir By your authority, delegated to me by letter of the 2^d Instant, and upon the princi=ples therein suggested, I have appointed M^r Louis Henry Bouteiller, (Chief of a Brigade of Artillery in the armies of France) to be Chief Artillerist for this Post. He accepts conditionally—that the Minister of France will consent thereto — M^r Bouteiller will wait on you [strikethrough: with this letter] and will shew you my letter to him. I have appointed M^r Samuel Dodge, an active Citizen, to execute the other part of the works. I am, Sir, with great respect Your most Obedient Gen^l Knox Serv^t O H Williams [Col Williams 4 April 1794]