War Office May 4. 1796 I am info[undecipherable]ed by Captain Frederick Frye that th[ere] is a quantity of Soldiers Clothing some arms and a Box of [undecipherable] Cartridges left by you in Boston, I request therefore that you would be pleased to have them put on board some vessel bound to Philadelphia addresed to Samuel Hodg[don?] to whom you will write [b]y post under cover to me and inclose an invoice of the articles so shipped — I am Sir Your obedient Servant James McHenry Sec. of war [Endorsement on verso: a[ddress?]ed / Washington / Spies Comr[undecipherable].] [stamp: PRESENTED BY / J. PIERPOINT MORGAN, / FORD COLLECTION.]