[Samuel Hodgdon — Esq. Superintendent of Military Stores. Philadelphia [wax seal remnant] [Archival stamp: Received / Sup. Dep^t / [undecipherable] / No. 1840] [Notation, rotated:] a. Rochefontaine [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] 17] West point Jant. 20^th 1797 Sir I send to you the return of publick Store in Possession of that part of the Corps of art^y & Eng^rs remaining at West point. as soon as the returns may be collected from the other posts you will be furnished with a General Return. The articles which I have expressed to you my wish to obtain thro' your means from Philad^a to West point — consist in one hair Trunk — one white Cloaths box — & one black hat case — [undecipherable] is at M^rs [undecipherable] keeping a boarding house South [undecipherable] Street N^o 97. Phil^a where I wish you would send for them, to be deposited in your Store untill you have a favorable opportunity to Send them by Water to New York, to the care of M^r Manning & Smith. I will be very much obliged to you Respectfully Dear Sir, your obed^t Serv^t Beja Rochefontaine L^t col. comd^t of y^e corps of art^y. & Eng^rs. Sam. Hodgdon — Esquire.