War Office 25 May 1797 N^o 23 — Sundry articles to be sent to Niagara for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] commands [Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.R.O. 401310.] [circled: 70] War Office, May 25^th 1797. — Sir, I request that you will be pleased to take order to have the post of Niagara furnished with the following military and quarter master's Items — One Ton Musket and Cannon Powder. One Thousand Flints. Two hundred — Six pounder Iron Balls. Two hundred pounds Musket Balls — 19 to the pound. Two hundred pounds Bar Lead. Two Reams Musket Cartridge Paper. Two pounds — d^o — d^o — Thread. — Half Ton — Bar Iron — Assorted. One hundred W^t — Oakum, or junk suitable therefor. Three barrels Tar — one of them to boil down to [underline: Pitch]. Twelve pounds Glue. Two [undecipherable] Turpentine. One hundred pounds White Lead, in Oil. Fifteen gallons boiled Linseed Oil. Twelve paint Brushes, assorted. Twenty pounds Chalk. One hundred pounds Ten penny } Nails. One hundred pounds Eight penny } [The Secretary of the Treasury has been requested, to direct the Purveyor, to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] With respect, Your obed^t Serv^t: James McHenry Samuel [undecipherable] Superintend^t Milit^y Stores, U.S. and Agent for the Quarter Master General.