War Department– June 27 1794 S^r. The Secretary of War has concluded to send the bearer, Frederick Ernest Guyer (who inlisted some time ago with Captain Kersey) into the Cherokee Nation with M^r. Dinsmore, in the capacity of an Armourer; he requests that you will furnish him with a complete set of Armourers Tools, including bellows and anvil – if you cannot furnish the whole, the Secretary says M^r. Tench Francis is to make up the deficiency. I am Sir, Your ob^t Serv^t [undecipherable] Stagg Jun^r [signature] Samuel Hodgdon Eq^r [verso:] [undecipherable] War Department Office [undecipherable] 1794 [undecipherable] [verso:] [undecipherable: Armourer] — [undecipherable] own cost for the Artillery [undecipherable] [verso:] S^r. North Water Street — No[.] [undecipherable] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r.