Pittsburgh 10^th January 1797 1. I have the honor of enclosing an estimate for the Months of January & February 1797. — Judged from the amounts I have received [undecipherable] our estimate & for the quarters commencing the first of July & the [undecipherable] October will be Considerably exceeded — The Contingencies these two Quarters, especially at Detroit must be greater than [I am] warranted to calculate on — as soon as I receive the amounts [undecipherable: appropriated?] to the last of December... which [undecipherable] then I Shall make additions to the estimates made to meet [general?] expenditures. — I am Sir with, [undecipherable] your most obedient & very humble Servant — Jn^o. Wilkins Jun^r. Q. Master General [The Hon^ble James McHenry } Esq^r. Secretary of War }] Estimate [of] expenditures in the Quarter Master Department for the Months of January & February 1797. — Dolls. Forage subsistence [for?] [undecipherable] Horsemen at [Massac?] Detroit . . . . . . 600 300 Barrels Corn at Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 Incidentals in the [Department] . . . . . . . . . . . 1060 Armorers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 Blacksm^ths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Carpenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Wagoners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 Batteaux men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 [Keel?] men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 3000 Bushels [from?] Fort Washington . . . . . . . . 1500 Stationery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 [The] Contingencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 Indian Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Hospital D^o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Dolls. 9710 Pittsburgh 10^th Janu^ry 1797 [The Hon^ble James McHenry Secretary of War] Jn^o. Wilkins Jun^r. Q^r. Master Gen^l.