War Department, Sep^r 10. 179_. Sir. Please to have one thousand pairs of Shoes, transported from hence to Frederick Town in Maryland, for the militia, and address them to General Samuel Smith — If a sufficiency is not on hand, please write to Tench Francis to accelerate the supply [strikethrough: he] has been directed to procure — These are the instructions from the Secretary of the Treasury, and who requests that the business may be arranged as speedily as possible — [Received from Store Dept Nov [undecipherable]] I am Sir with respect, Your ob:^t Serv:^t [undecipherable: Jo Stagg] Sec^r. Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r [War Department to Samuel Hodgdon Esq] [Letter from the War Department, War Office, directing [undecipherable] to S. Hodgdon, [undecipherable] in [undecipherable]]