or, rather without a loss. At this you will enquire also, which includes a knowledge of what transportation will cost from the place where received, to where they may be Sold. You will be pleased, immediately on your return, made out an Inventory of all the goods on hand, the debts, if any, due to or by the Factory, and remit it to the Secretary of War; and will every 6 months, make out and transmit a Similar return, that the Same may be laid before the President. I am, Sir, &c [Signed] James McHenry To M^r James Byers jun^r Sir, War Office Nov. 4^th 1796 You will be pleased to make out an Inventory of all the goods on hand, the debts, if any, due to, and by, the Factory, and remit it to the Secretary of War; and will, every Six months, make out and transmit a similar return, that the Same may be laid before the President. You will, hereafter, address all remittances, whether money or goods, to M^r John Harris, Store Keeper in Philadelphia, and will receive all returns through the Same Samuel Channel. He will also point out to you, in conjunction with the Comptroller of the Treasury, the mode of keeping your accounts. You will also, as often as you make a remittance in money or goods, send a duplicate of the Invoice and letter of advice to M^r Harris, to the Secretary of War. All your letters for M^r Harris may be put under cover to the Secretary of War. I am Sir, &c [Signed] James McHenry Extract from the Instructions given by James McHenry Esq^r, Secretary of War, to John Harris, Keeper of Military Supplies, so far as relate to his duties with respect to the Indian Trading House; dated 11^th Nov^r 1796. "You will receive all goods from the Indian trading houses, and credit the houses respectively with the amount for which they may sell, as well as all money that maybe remitted by them. You will put the Skins or peltry, which they may remit, into the hands of Such person as may be pointed out to you by the Secretary