John Harris Sir War Office May 3 1797 Please to deliver Mr Hodgdon for trans- -ion to Cecil Furnace Maryland the following arti- [cles] from the Military Stores to be used in proving the[ir] Cannon casting for the Unites States under the direction of Samuel Hughes Esquire — viz. One Rammer and Sponge Stave with head for 24} One .... d^o ...... d^o ........... d^o .... 12} One .... d^o .... d^o ......... d^o ... 9} pounders One .... d^o .... d^o .......... d^o ... 6} One Worm with ladle and Stave for ......... 12 One ... d^o ...... d^o ...... d^o ........ 9} pounders One ... d^o ...... d^o ...... d^o ......... 6} Three Sponges with heads and Staves for Howitzers Paper Cartridges. — Sixty for 12 pounders to contain 8 pounds powder each Forty .. 12 .. d^o .......... common Forty eight 9 d^o ........ 6 pounds powder Twenty four 9. d^o ...... 4½ d^o ... d^o Twenty four 6 d^o ...... 4 .. d^o d^o Twelve .... 6. d^o ...... 3 ... d^o ... d^o Oakam Wads. Two hundred for 12} One hundred forty 9} pounders Seventy two .... 6} Three Shot Patterns — 6 9 and 12 [remainder cut off]