War department Samuel Hodgdon Esqr Letter from War Office 24 May 1796 Travelling forge [circled: 155] [stamped: Receive from State Dep’t. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O. 401310.] [stamped: Received from State Dep’t. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O. 401310] War department May 24 1796 Sir, The Secretary of War has directed me to request that you would please to inform him whether the travelling forge has been forwarded to West Point?
I am Sir Your Obed Servant Nn Jones Clk. War Office Samuel Hodgdon Esqr