[to m^r John Harris Sir] War Office December [undecipherable]^th 1797 Be pleased to deliver Lieutenant William McRea for the Marine Service on Board the United States one pair of Drum Sticks.— James McHenry [M^r John Harris Sir] War Office January 2 179[undecipherable] Be pleased to deliver to M^r John Dowers for the Schooner building for Algiers Twenty pieces of sail duck which was received into the Public Store through mistake.— James McHenry [M^r John Harris Sir] War Office January 1[undecipherable] 179[undecipherable] Be pleased to deliver to Lieu^t McRea for the Marines on board the Frigate United States John Barry Esquire Commander eighteen Mus- kets with accoutrements & complete one suit of Serjeants Cloathing and three dozen of Flints.— The Muskets he now has on hand to be returned here.— James McHenry