War Office May 18^th 97. Cloathing to be forw^d to Cap^t. James Bruff at Niagara [signature/flourish] [marginalia: $200/ [undecipherable numerical calculations]] 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 Sergeants.     Seven Corporals.     Five Musics &     Twenty four Privates.— Infantry — Complete Suits for,     Two Sergeants,     Four Corporals,—     Two Musics: &     Twenty Privates.— {Also — Two Drums — Two pair Drumsticks— Two Drum Cords— Two Drum Cases—     Twelve Drumheads — Two Fifes — Four Swords for the Musics — 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 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" — M^r John Harris —            I am Sir     Storekeeper.              your ob^t: Serv^t                                 James McHenry                                 [signature]