[Docket, outer: War Office / Minute appointment — / Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r —] [Docket notation, right margin: undecipherable] Sir War Office June 12. 1797 — I have enclosed 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 — — — I am Sir with respect Your Ob^t Serv^t — James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon Esq — [Enclosure] [Enclosure docket: Return of Stores wanted for the Frigates / 12^th June 1797 / Reported on 13 June] [Stamp: Received from State Dep[t.] Nov. 21 [undecipherable] R [undecipherable] 401810.] three. Military Stores wanted &Requisitions for the, Frigates √ 300 Muskets with bayonets &c complete — in [undecipherable] √ v250 pair of Pistols — — — — — — 263 in Store want Cleaning +300 Boarding Axes — — — — — — — — 550 Cutlasses — — — — — — — — — — [undecipherable] √ 300 Boarding pikes with Staffs — — 314 Spear Pt[undecipherable] √ + 44 Blunderbusses 42 out of repair +120 Battle Lanthorns — — 15 [undecipherable] in Store + 24 Single D° — — — N° 1 + 24 — D° — — — — N° 2 √ 6 Dozen of Tin d° — — — 6 — Store √ 1½ d° of Dark d° — — — 6 earth [undecipherable] √ 670 Barrells of Cannon powder, √ 10,000 Round Shot for 24 pounders — 3468 — [undecipherable] per 300 [undecipherable] — +1,600 Double Headed and Chain Shot 24 pounders +2,200 Stools of Grape & Cannister Shot 24 pounders — +4,600 Round Shot for 12 pounders — — — 386 most in [undecipherable] + 720 double Headed and Chain Shot for 12 pounders — [undecipherable] +900 Stools of Grape and Cannister Shot for 12 pounders √ v 600 Hand Granades — — — — Store +300 rounds of Muskett and Pistol balls × 12 Speaking Trumpetts — √ v15 Tons of Sheet Lead — — — — [undecipherable] v18 Howitzers eight Inch or 4 or 6 pounders — 2 [undecipherable] mounted by Travellers Carnages a set of Implements for each Gun — [undecipherable] √ 30 Barrells of powder for Musketts and Pistols — Note 34 — [undecipherable] — Carriages 2[undecipherable] inch d° [undecipherable] — 10 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] von [undecipherable] —