Trenton the 2^d [undecipherable] 1794 D^r Sir The Bearer of this M^r John dougherty, has the appointment of Governour Howell as Commissary of Miletiary Stores, but he says he has not received any Instructions from the war Office on that Subject, you will please to introduce him to the Secretary of War. he is a gentleman of great Business and punctual attendance I beg to repeat, as my letter of yesterday, to have Knapsaks Canteens cased and Spades immediately forwarded. I am told that General [undecipherable] is to be here this Day, with 300 Volunteers in order to move on therefor hurry on those articles Militia must not lay. addc they must be marched off. with much Esteem yr most [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Colonel Hodgdon— [Colonel Samuel Hodgdon Superintendant of the Stores of the U.States between arch and Race on water Street Philadelphia] [undecipherable postal and administrative notations]