[Hodgdon Sir] [undecipherable] — War Department May 14^th 1798 Be pleased to have brought to Philadelphia as soon as may be Forty eight Tons of Iron Kentledge. — John Harris Sir War Department 16^th May 1798 Be pleased to deliver to Lieutenant William M^c Rea for the Marines on board The Frigate United States, Six complete Suits of Marines Cloathing. —— [Hodgdon Sir] [undecipherable] — War Department 16^th May 1798 Inclosed is an Estimate of Military Stores required by Cap^t Barry for the Frigate United States. I request you will be pleased to inform me as soon as possible of the quantity and description therein specified are in the Public Stores. If not the whole what proportion can be drawn when wanted. —