War Department- Samuel Hodgdon Esquire Superintendent of Military Stores- [War Office / June 27, 1798 / Lb: and implements Capt / to the order of Taylor] War Department 27^th June 1798 Sir You are hereby authorised, to deliver, to Captain George Taylor, for the use of a company of Artillery volunteers of the City of Philadelphia, commanded by him, one brass field piece, (a six pounder) with its carriage, and implements, taking his receipt for the same, to be returned when called for — I am Sir your most obedient James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Superintendant of Military Stores In compliance with the above I have to request you to deliver to the Order of Captain George Taylor the [undecipherable] six pounder in Store with its Carriage and implements, taking his receipt to redeliver it and them on Demand — Samuel Hodgdon M^r [undecipherable] Harris — [undecipherable] June 1798 —