War Office January 27. 1798 Sir, The Purveyor has been directed to purchase a quantity of Sheet Iron and Rods for Camp Kettles for the use of the Troops in Tenessee. As soon as you shall have received the same into the public Store be pleased to deliver it to Samuel Hoodydon Esq for transportation — I am Sir Your obed Servant James McHenry [undecipherable] M^r John Harris [Notation on outside, written vertically: War Office / January 27^th 1798 / that him as extract'd [undecipherable] to / be fore to [undecipherable] —] [Address panel: War Office / M^r John Harris]