War department August 21. 1798. Sir Be pleased to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon Esq. for transportation to Pittsburg the following articles of Stationary viz: ✓ twenty Company Books ✓ thirty orderly Books. ✓ Ten Reams foolscap paper assorted ✓ four Reams large quarto post ✓ Three thousand Dutch Quills ✓ Twelve Pewter and lead Ink stands ✓ Twelve Leather Pocket . . . tales ✓ fifty papers black Ink powder ✓ Thirty six black lead pencils assorted ✓ fifty Boxes of Wafers ✓ five pounds Sealing wax ✓ Twelve penknives. ✓ five bottles of India Rubber. I am Sir Your ob^t Servant James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon M^r John Harris The above Stationary to be had her up and held in readiness for the first transportation that offers [undecipherable: S.H.] [endorsement, verso: War Office August 21. 1798. Stationary to be forwarded to Pittsburg. (docket)]