Pittsburgh 10^th January 1797 I have the honor of enclosing an estimate for the Months of January & February 1797. — Judging from the amounts I have received that my Estimate for the quarters commencing the first of July & the first of 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 appropriated to the last of December which is [undecipherable] than I Shall make additions to the estimates made to meet [undecipherable] expenditures. — I am Sir with great respect your most obedient & very humble Servant — Jn: Wilkins Jun: Q^r 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. — [Forage?] subsistence for [63?] men at Q^r Masters [Detroit?] . . . . . . Dolls 600. 300 [Barrels?] Corn at [Detroit?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 [Superintendents?] in the [Department?] . . . . . . . . . . . 1060 [Armourers?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 [Artificers?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 [Carpenters?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 [Waggoners?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 [Boat bow men?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 [Batteau men?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 3000 [Bushels?] from [Fort?] Washington . . . . . . . . . . 1500 Stationary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 The Contingencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000 [Indian?] [Department?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 [Hospital?] D° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Dolls. 9710 Pittsburgh 10^th January 1797 The Hon^ble James McHenry} Jn: Wilkins Jun: Secretary of War Q^r Master Gen^l