[Endorsed: Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24, 1810. N.P.O. 401810] [Endorsed: [undecipherable]] S[outh] Amboy Aug[ust] [undecipherable] Dear Sir, I inclose you the deposition of Jacob [undecipherable] respecting the [undecipherable] State those consigned to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in my opinion [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] say [undecipherable] p[er?] [undecipherable] to shew what evidence can be offered in [undecipherable] you should be obliged to prosecute, for the pro[per?] [undecipherable] I [expect?] you must do [undecipherable] before you get [undecipherable] more depositions of the like nature can be [undecipherable] if [undecipherable] in case you prosecute and [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] you evidence sufficient to prove the State of the Arms at the time they were [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] Yours &c W. [undecipherable] A true Copy taken August 13, 1795 By me Patrick Callaghan [Marginalia: Colo[?] / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]] --- [Endorsed: Deposition— Aug. 13 c Hys' [undecipherable] & Van Emburg[h]—] [Stamp: Received from State Dep't. N[ov?]. 24, 1810. N.P.O. 401810] [(174)] State of New Jersey } City of Perth Amboy } Ss: Personally appeared this Sixth day of August 1795 before Andrew Bell Recorder of the City aforesaid, Jacob Heyer, who being duly sworn deposeth and Saith that on or about the day of [blank] 1794 he received on board the Stage Boat called the Polly, of which he was then Master, a number of Boxes of Arms and other public Stores to be conveyed by way of South Amboy in the New Stage to Philadelphia, which were consigned to Major Hodgdon of the Department of War. And the Deponent further Saith that the said Boxes were delivered to him from on board an Albany Sloop, and that three or four of the Boxes containing Muskets were at the time of Delivery uncovered and the said Muskets were in bad order and very [undecipherable]. And that on account of the condition they were in, he refused to receive them on board the said Stage Boat until the Boxes were covered, which was then done in a very rough manner under the orders of Cap^tr Sedam — Sworn the day and year } Jacob Heyer above written, } Before me } Andrew Bell A true Copy taken August 13, 1795 By me Patrick Callaghan