War Department August 25. 1795 S^r It is necessary that without Lo[undecipherable: ss] of time there should be forwarded Supplies of amm[undecipherable] It is directed, that there will be Shortly assembled at Williamsport in Maryland a body of 2050 — Militia and at and near [undecipherable: Winchester?] in Virginia [undecipherable] a body of 4300 in — Militia. It is of the most urgent importance that you should [strikethrough: proceed] forward without delay to those places respectively all Sorts of Military Stores, and tents and other Camp Equipage [strikethrough: as] proportioned to the [undecipherable: number] to be assembled at each; As you have been directed, to furnish an order in favour of Col Edward Carrington for the articles [undecipherable] in the hand of M^r Holt at New London in Virginia, you will make a deduction in the articles which you have forward correspondingly with what you know to be at that place. That articles ought to arrive at their destination by the 20^th of September at furthest. You will please to lay before me as soon as possible an Inventory of the articles you mean to furnish pursuant to this requisition that it may be abridg'd or added to as may appear adviseable — Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Commissary of Stores [remainder of text cut off] [August 25^th 1795 — Samuel Hodgdon Recorded]