as it may be some time before your returns comes forward, you will please to send on the requested information by letter immediately by Post. I am Sir Your most obedient servant. Cap^t Jⁿ Bryant Springfield Samuel Hodgdon Sir Philadelphia 24^th March 1797 I find in the account of military Stores Given at Pittsburgh two Gun Blocks are wanting that cannot there be procured. We have some on hand it will therefore be proper to forward them there, and send them for and as soon as convenient. New Trucks for Garrison Carriages are wanted perhaps you may think it proper to send to [undecipherable] that number are not immediately wanted but I may not be [undecipherable] to have [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. We have plenty of them on dice. I am sorry to see the enclosing part of Major Craigs letter making the above requisitions. I have no account yet from you of the Secretary of Wars letter directing on my claim this being [undecipherable: supplied] will [undecipherable: enable] me to look out the [undecipherable] for other [undecipherable: purposes] [undecipherable] I am Sir Your most ob^t servant James McHenry Esq^r Samuel Hodgdon