Westpoint June 21^st 1796 Sir I have the honor of acknowledging the receipt of your letter. of the 31^st may last, together with the invoice of public Stores Shipped onboard the Schooner Weymouth Cap^t Stevens and adressed to James Manning to be forwarded to the Quarter Master of the Corps. having no other officer to do the duty [strikethrough: after] the depart of Lt M^c Nallen I receipted to [strikethrough: Nathan] Case for three Hhds, two bales, two boxes 1 travelling forge, 1 anvil, & 99 Shells — which he delivered to me yesterday: the whole will be opened to day and the articles delivered to the Store Keeper — I'll have the honor of Sending you a copy of the receipt I take from him to Compare with the invoice. I'll attend to the instruction of your letter relative to the wrapping Blankets. I See with great pleasure that you announce Speedily the remains due of cloathing and more especially the linnens Overalls which were much wanted — I profit of this occasion to present you my Compliments and do remain With great esteem Sir Your most obed^t ser^t Lewis Tousard [strikethrough: Major of the] [undecipherable] 2^d Art^y — Samuel Hodgdon Sup^t Int^t of Public Store Art. & Eng^rs Comm^d ing the Garrison In the last letters of the Secretary of War relative to the detachment ordered to Niagara he mentionned also four flags which were to be Sent with the travelling forge, and a direction for the use of them. I See none in the invoice. & when Cap^t Bruff takes possession of the forts he will have none for to hoist the American Colours! [Samuel Hodgdon Esq. Superintendant of the Military Stores Philadelphia] [endorsement: Sept 1794 Nov. 28, 1810 R 11310] [endorsement: [undecipherable] Hodgdon]