[address leaf] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^re Superintendent of Publick Military Stores Philadelphia [docketed:] Recd 10 April 1792 John Mayrant — Springfield Dated April 11^th [undecipherable] --- Sir Springfield April 11 1792 Inclosed is the return of Ordnance and Stores for the month of March. we have taken off the unfinished wheels out of the Store, 38 of them was made for 4 pounders. we shall make as many of them do as well answer, they fellows are one quarter of an Inch wider then the new wheels. I have sent to Boston by Col Smith for two hims of [undecipherable] one hundred of it, to be suitable for the old wheels &, what we have on hand will not answer for them the walls of the [undecipherable: Cellar] that I improve is all giving in except the one next to Chimney. I had built with stone at my own expence some time ago. the rock of the Cellar is plumb. Please to inform me if any have it built with Stone, as the House is in danger of settling, which will damage it very much. The Coal House that the bricks and & Shells are in, is so very rotten and leakey that it will not keep the shells dry. Please to inform me if I may have a new one Built as that is too bad to be repaired. we have finished seventeen carriage bolts for the 4 pounders, 4 pair of limber or [undecipherable] and eight pair are compleat at last evening, [undecipherable] pairs almost [undecipherable] finished, but the two and eight pair more on nearly compleat. I shall do all in my power to have the whole finnised as soon as possible. am Hodgdon I am Sir your Obedient Servant Superintendent of Ordnance John [undecipherable: Mayrant]