[Endorsements on cover/outside of document:] [Top right, diagonal text, partially illegible]: [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Inventory of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Stamp]: Received from State Dep't. R.P.O 401810. [Bottom of cover, written upside down]: Inventory of Tools necessary for the Armoury to be established at Har- pers [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Inventory of Tools wanted for the Armoury to be establish- -ed at Harpers Ferry on the Potowmac in Virginia— Viz 30 Standing Vices 8 Anvils 8 Bellows 8 Sledges 8 Trowels 16 Hand Hammers 30 Bench Hammers 30 Braces 30 hand [strikethrough: undecipherable] Vices 20 pair of Pincers 10 Hubirons 2 Swage anvils for Bayonet forgers with their Swages 2 Swages anvils for Barrel forges 2 Plate moulds for Lock forgers 8 hand saws 8 Sash Saws 8 Jack Planes 8 Smoothing d° 15 Barrel d° 8 Grooving d° 5 Turkey Oil stones 1 Turners Lathe with the necessaries thereto— an asortment of Chisels, gouges, center-bits and gimblets, Suitable for 5 stockers these must be provided by a Profesional hand. 12 Doz of 13 & 12 Inch rough & Bastard files flat— 12 Doz of 11 & 10 inch d° turn over 6 Doz of 9 & 8 inch d° 3 Doz 6 Inch d° 6 doz of 12 inch ½ Round files 6 doz of 10 inch d° 12 doz of 8 inch d° 12 doz of 7 and 6 inch d° 12 doz 12 inch 3 Square Rough files 3 [strikethrough: doz Bastard] d° 12 doz 8 inch 3 Square Rough and Bastard 12 doz 7 and 6 Inch 3 Square Bastards. 6 doz of 5 inch Warding files 2 doz of Tithen edge files [strikethrough: 4 doz of 5 inch Smooth] d° 2 of 8 Inch entering files 3 doz Rat Tail 8 Inch d° 3 doz 7 inch d° 3 d° 5 inch d° 3 doz 6 inch knife files 3 doz of 9 or 8 Inch Round edge files 3 doz of 12 Smooth flat ............. d° 3 doz of 10 inch d° d° 3 doz of 7 inch d° d° 4 doz of 8 inch ½ Round Smooth d° 4 doz of 7 inch d° 4 d° of 6 inch d° 1 doz of 12 inch 3 Square Smooth d° 1 doz of 7 inch d° 3 doz of 10 inch ½ Round Rasps full Backs 3 doz of 8 inch d° d° 3 doz of 12 inch flat d° 400 lbs of Rolled Iron Suitable for upper Bands, likewise slit Iron suitable for the different Parts of Gun Locks — I think that all these arti- cles might be procured after my return (except those at New London) as I should like to choose them myself which can be done in the time I shall be obliged to stay in collecting the hands. I am Sir, with due respect Your Obedient humb Serv^t Joseph Perkin — [signature flourish] P.S. There will be wanting a great number of Tools which cannot be supplyed out of the Stores which must be either made or Pur- chased of Some Person who may have no use for them —