[Major George Fleming 16^th May 1790 Rec^d 21^st —] [Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401310.] West Point, May 16. 1790 Sir, I wrote to you yesterday morning & post and inclosed you a return of the cannon & carriages. I now inclose you the master of the sloop's receipt for them. The sloop sailed this morning with a fine fair wind. I expect by one o'clock today she will be at New York. I hope you will excuse my suggesting to you whether it would not be best for the 8 brass 12 pounders that are in Albany to be sent here to be fitted to their field carriages, which are here. These carriages I got made for them of seasoned timber by a order of Gen^t. Knox after the cannon were sent away, so that they could not be exactly fitted to their capsquares & trunnion plates. Six of said carriages are completely finished, with their limbers. The remaining two field carriages are not finished. I wish also to suggest to you whether it would not be best for the brass 3 inch howitzer in Albany to be sent here to be fitted to its carriage, which is here completely finished, with its limbers — this carriage I got made at the same time the above mentioned 12 pounder carriages were made, and would have sent them all to Albany had not Cap^t. Hoddin informed me he had no place to put them in; which I mentioned in my seperate return of ordnance &c. dated the 8^th of last August. All the gun carriages that were made here by order of Gen. Knox under my superintendency, I got made of seasoned timber. I wish such of them as are not finished were finished in the plain, cheap, preferable American fashion. Both the finished & unfinished gun carriages here that I got made, very much require to be new painted to preserve the wood of them. With great respect & esteem, Dear Sir, Your most obedient & humble servant, Geo. Fleming Major Sam^l. Hodgdon