[Vol. 25 No. 39] W. D. C. M. 5^th Nov^r 1794. I herewith transmit an Invoice, [underline: A list of lading] & 89 Casks of Salt Petre on board the Bacchus Richard George Master, now lying in the Port of Phil^a I request you to take measures, pursuant to the directions which may be given by the Secretay of War, for placing this property in the Magazine of the United States, & for granting a proper discharge to the Master, to be filed in this Office. The freight will [undecipherable] at [undecipherable]. The freight & Custom House expences may be paid & charged as an expence [strikethrough: included] incident to the Department of Military Stores. James K S. Hodgdon Esq. --- [Verso:] [to] Samuel Hodgdon 5^th November 1794 — [undecipherable signature] [Copy. Folio 468,]