in the Creek and burying them in the Mud. These I suppose are the Shot and Kentledge mentioned in your letter of the 25 July which you were appointed by the parties to reinspect and make a decisive report thereon and which I requested you to attend to in my Letter of the 29 July ult— As no report has been made to me upon this Subject I have to request that you write as soon as convenient proceed to the places where the Shot and Kentledge made by Mess. Pratt and Company are deposited and reexamine and inspect them accordingly and take measures for the safe keeping of such of them as shall in your opinion be fit for service as shall be by you Considered advisable thereon— James McHenry John Harris Sir War Office June 8^th 1797 You will be pleased to deliver M^r Hodgden for transportation to Boston all the Copper furnished by the Surveyor for the Frigate Constitution— James McHenry John Harris Sir War Office June 8^th 1797 Please to deliver to Dowers the Sailmaker and a quarter piece or Nine pieces Scarlet quality binning for binding the Awnings of the Frigate United States James McHenry Sam^l Hodgdon Sir War Office June 12 1797 S8 I have inclosed you a Statement of military Stores requisite for the Frigates; — You will be pleased to inform me what part may be drawn from the Stores of the United States and where they are deposited — Military Stores wanted as p. requisition for the Three Frigates 300 Muskets with Bayonets &c complete — 100 d^o Sent to Baltimore May 4. 1797 making 400 Stand — 250 pair Pistols 300 Boarding Axes 550 Cutlasses 44 Blunderbusses 300 Boarding Pikes with Staffs 120 Battle Lanthorns 24 Signal . . . D^o. N^o 1 24 . . d^o . . . . D^o . . . 2 6 D^o. of Tin . D^o— 1½ D^o. Dark . . . d^o 670 Barrels of Cannon Powder 10000 Round Shot for 24 pounders 1600 Chain and double Headed Shot. 24 pounders 2200 Stools of Grape and Cannister Shot. 24 pounders 4600 Round Shot for 12 pounders 720. double Headed & Chain Shot for 12 pounders 900 Stools of Grape and Cannister Shot for 12 ditto 600 Hand Granados