[address leaf: General Alexander Hamilton, New York — 26 July 1779] Philad^a July 26 1791 — Sir, I find by my books that I have on hand, Five Barrels, Two hundred & Fifty four Quarter casks & two half Barrels of Powder. — The Flles are not yet come in. — Two Boxes Sperm Candles — Lt. W. Sights are in them for Gen^l Wilkinson. — The Clothing Arms &c. for New York, Albany, New London & Windsor [Armory] and the rolled Iron, Brass Anvils &c. for Springfield Armoury, are on board the Schooner [undecipherable] Capt. Brown for New York. — Capt. May, with the Clothing &c for Richmond, sails this evening or tomorrow morning — the urgency of Capt. Drinock would not let him wait till the Invoices could be made out — To whom is the clothing for the [undecipherable] to be addressed to in Norfolk? — I am Sir, your most Obed^t Serv^t [signature: Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.] [countersignature: [undecipherable] Harris]