War department 13. August 1798. Sir, You will be pleased to deliver to Captain Amos Stoddard of the 2. Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers all the public buildings within the cession made to the United States at Portland and all the public property now in your charge — I am Sir with respect Your obed^t servant James McHenry [To] M^r Aaron Chamberlain Portland Maine [Receipt of Capt. Amos Stoddard, for receiving the buildings for Portland on the instructions of Portland, dated Oct^r 25. 1798. Chamberlains Off. and [undecipherable] dated [undecipherable] — [undecipherable]] [from Chamberlain Recd — Cap Leg Bate M. Wadsworth.] [Philadelphia, [undecipherable] 21^st of March 1799.]