[War Office [undecipherable] appointment Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r] 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^r— [Return of Stores wanted for the Frigates 12^th June 1797 [undecipherable] Reported on 13 June Received from State Dep^t Nov. 2[undecipherable] R [undecipherable]. 401810. (24)] [three.] Military Stores wanted & Requisitions for the Frigates √ 300 Muskets with bayonets &c complete — [undecipherable] ✓ v250 pair of Pistols — — — — — — — 263 in Store want Cleaning + 300 Boarding Axes — — — — — — — — — 550 Cutlasses — — — — — — — — — — [undecipherable] ✓ 300 Boarding pikes with Staffs — — — 314 Spear [undecipherable] √ + 44 Blunderbusses 42 out of repair + 120 Battle Lanthorns — — — 15 [undecipherable] + 24 Single D^o. — — — N^o. 1 + 24. D^o. — — — — N^o. 2 √ 6 Dozen of Tin d^o. — — — — 6. Store ✓ 1½. d^o of Dark. d^o. — — — — 6 [undecipherable] √ 670 Barrels 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 metal in [undecipherable] + 720 double Headed and Chain Shot for 12 pounders — [undecipherable] + 900 Stools of Grape and Cannister Shot for 12 pounders √ v600 Hand Granades — — — — — — Store[undecipherable] + 300 rounds of Muskett and Pistol balls + 12 Speaking Trumpetts — √ v15 Tons of Sheet Lead — — — — — [undecipherable] 18 Howitzers eight Inch or 4 or 6 pounders — 2 [undecipherable] mounted & travelling [undecipherable] a Set of Implements for each Gun — [undecipherable] √ 30 Barrells of powder for Muskets and Pistols — Note 3[undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] Bridges 2[undecipherable] inch [undecipherable] — 10 [undecipherable] near [undecipherable] —