War Office May 18^th 97. Cloathing to be forw'd to Cap^t. James Bruff at Niagara [signature] War Office, May 18^th 1797. — Sir, I request that you will be pleased to take order to have the following supply of cloathing packed up and delivered to M^r Hodgdon for transportation to Niagara, addressed to Captain Bruff — Artillerists & Engineers — Complete Suits for, Six Serjeants. Seven Corporals. Five Music. & Twenty four Privates. — Infantry — Complete Suits for, Two Serjeants, Four Corporals, — Two Music. & Twenty Privates. — { Also — Two Drums — Two pair Drumsticks — Two Drum Cords — Two Drum Cases — Twelve Drumheads — Two Fifes — Four Swords for the Music — — For your information and government, the following is an extract of a letter from Captain Bruff to the Sec^y of War dated April 5^th 1797 — "Such stores as are subject to injury by wet, ought to be put " up in tight casks, secured with iron clamps &c — to guard against the Spray, leaky " boats, rain — careless and dishonest boatmen" — I am Sir your ob^t. Ser^t James McHenry M^r John Harris — Storekeeper.