Wheelen & Miller's Powder Inspected & Proved

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[War-Office] War-Office, 10 July 1797. Sir. I request that you will be pleased to take immediate and effectual measures, to have all the powder due the United States from Mess^rs Wheeler and Miller, critically inspected and proved, and such of it as may be of good quality, delivered to M^r Harris the Storekeeper to be deposited in the magazine near this city. Samhi, your ob: Serv^t James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r [address panel, verso: War-Office / Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r] [docketing, bottom right corner: War Office 10 July / Wheeler & Miller for / powder to Storekeeper]

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All the powder due the United States from Wheelen & Miller should be inspected and proved. That which is of good quality should be delivered to the storekeeper, Mr. Harris, to be deposited in the magazine near Philadelpnia.