Philadelphia 7^th July 1798 Sir On receipt of this letter you will please to send Fifty Barrels of Powder weighing 5,000 lbs weight to Boston to the address of M^r Stephen Higginson Merchant there — It must be sent by Land and without an hours unnecessary delay as it is for the use of the Navy and the Vessel is waiting to receive it — the expence of transportation as you may agree will be paid by M^r Higginson — Also fifty Stand of Arms — I am Sir Your most Obed^t Serv^t Samuel Hodgdon Capt. John Brians Philadelphia 7^th July 1798 Sir On receipt of this letter you will please to send to Portland, alias Casco Bay in the province of Main to the address of M^r Samuel Weeks Merchant at that place — Two hundred Muskets compleat; two hundred Cartouch Boxes, One hundred Gun Worms, Ten thousand Musket Cartridges suitable for the Muskets ordered; Twenty eight Barrels Cannon Powder, and two barrels of fine Musket Powder for priming and two Brass six pounders with Carriages and implements compleat with the 196 strapped shot for six pounders which by your return is on hand — The mode of transporting I must leave to you — If there is any intercourse between Hartford and Portland by water that will undoubtedly be the best and readiest way to get them forward, but if that is not the case and delay or long detention will probably be the consequence of waiting for an opportunity to ship them from thence they had better be sent to Providence or Boston and forwarded from thence to their destination — You will [underline: govern yourself] of the readiest most expeditious route, and let me hear from you on the subject as early as possible — The Muskets you forward may be of any kind in store except the Charleville for they are reserved for the army and must be kept for that purpose — you — You will please to send twelve thousand five hundred Musket Cartridges to New-Port Rhode Island to the address of Archibald Gravy Esq^r Merchant of that place. I am Sir Your Most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon. Captain John Briant Philadelphia 10^th July 1798. Sir, By a letter just received from Colonel Henry at Knoxville I am informed the load intended to go forward by [underline: Phillips] is safe arrived and in good order — of course we have now no other demand on him but what might arise from detention and the Sum in advance, the first I waive unless he obliges me to appeal to the Law — I will thank you to see him and try to get the Money peaceably returned — if there is no prospect of this, institute a Suit immediately for the recovery of what the Law will give us — In either case you please to deduct a Sum equal to your trouble & return me the remainder — Present our best respects to M^r Anderson and the family — With Sentiments of Esteem. I am Sir Your most Obedient Servant Samuel Hodgdon Col^o. A. Anderson.