muskets contract

Secretary Department 10^th August 1790 4000 Muskets Stocks [undecipherable] delivered Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney 1798

Samuel Hobson Esquire [Commisary?] of Military Stores? Philadelphia

Treasury Department August 10th 1798

Sir

Having contracted with Mr Eli Whitney [undecipherable] New haven for ten thousand muskets for the use of the United States - I have to request that upon application being made to you for that purpose - you will cause to be delivered to the said Eli Whitney or to his order four thousand seasoned musket stocks out of the [undecipherable] observing to take proper receipts to therefore

I am with consideration Sir

your mo obedt servt

Oliv. Wolcott

Samuel Hodgson Esq Commissary of Military Stores