War Department Aug 27. 1794 Sir, I have received your letter in answer to mine, concerning the Supply, of the Militia about to assemble a New Jersey. I should think what you mention for a ration at Trenton too high. It appears to me that ten Cents, for so considerable a supply, on a first time, would be Sufficient. If you are not willing to undertake at this rate, I will request you to contract the business upon commission as heretofore proposed. But it appears [strikethrough: a person having some general direction of the Supplies at the different places of some furnishing the] [strikethrough: a person having some general Superintendence of the Supplies] of Supplying the militia in the country through the State may be necessary; other than for the [contractor] at Brunswick & Trenton [or] only to Supply on the post of Supplies from intermediate halts may be necessary for which any arrangement Should be made. Besides I can never think of allowing the contract price of the Ration at New Brunswick & if the [undecipherable: probable reading "Boy"] to whom I have written does not agree to a price which appears moderate I shall prefer purchases here also on Commission. It is this kind of general [undecipherable: probable reading "direction"] which I wished you to undertake and for which a suitable compensation would [be] made according to the trouble it might occasion. In this I request your answer by return of Post, and as I expect the Post of tomorrow will convey an instruction for the assembling of the Militia. With [undecipherable], I am Sir, Your Obedient Servant [marginalia: & would other, I want a person who will agree with the [undecipherable] the counts to be pursued and will undertake to see it executed. That the Treasury may have but one point to look to.] Abraham Hunt Esquire Trenton