War-Office, 12 January 1797. Sir. Please to issue to Lieut. Shoemaker, for the recruiting rendervous, at Spring Garden, Artillerists clothing, for privates, as follows: { Fifteen hats. Fifteen coats. Fifteen vests. Thirty pairs woolen overalls. Sixty shirts. Sixty pairs shoes. Thirty pairs socks. Fifteen stocks & clasps. Fifteen blankets. Also, Fifteen stand of arms and accoutrements. James McHenry [addressed to:] M^r John Harris. Storekeeper. [endorsement:] War-Office 6^th Jan^y 13 1797 [undecipherable] for S^t Shoemaker