War Office October 5. 1797 Sir, I inclose you an order on M^r Harris for Fifteen Suits of Infantry Clothing and Twenty five stands of Arms and Accoutrements. Be pleased to have these articles forwarded to Lieutenant Shoemaker at Baltimore as soon as may be he writes that he is much in want of them — I am Sir with great Respect Your Obed^t servant H. Knox Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r [address panel: Samuel Hodgdon Esq / Philadelphia / War Office] [docket: Rec^d. from Sec. Oct. 1, 01810.] [notation: War Office Philadelphia — the money paid — received — by the Secretary — [undecipherable] — redy at the demand — [undecipherable] — Mar [undecipherable] By [undecipherable] transmitting by some [undecipherable] to Baltimore]