[Sam^l Hodgdon Esquire] War Office 26 March 1798 Sir I beg the favor of you to furnish me as early as possible with Estimates of the quantities kinds and cost of Military Stores requisite for a Ship of 22 Nine pounders one ditto of 20 Nine pounders and one ditto of 16 Six pounders fitted for a Six months Cruize. — [M^r John Thom^s] War Office 2^d April 1798 Sir — Be pleased to deliver to Lieutenant Mullowny for the Frigate United States Twenty four Boarding Pikes — and to Lieu^t McRea for the Marines on board the said Ship one Box of Musket Cartridges with Ball. War Office 7^th April 1798 Sir Be pleased to deliver to Lieu^t John Mullowny for the Frigate United States — 12 empty flannel Cartridges to hold eight penny of Powder. —