Memorandum pre- ceived from [undecipherable] 26^th August 179[undecipherable] Make 1 Cannister agreeably to each of the within Dimensions and have them examined to be [undecipherable: found?] all in right [undecipherable] [308] [Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O. 401310.] S^r I have an order from the Treasury to furnish for the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Canisters for 3. 4. 6. 9. 12. 18. 24. 32 pounders. I wish you to give me as patterns one Canister of each size and I will immediately throw the whole quantity Ordered say 1000 of each into the Public Store — 24 Aug^t 9[undecipherable] I am most respectfully [undecipherable] W. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Com[undecipherable] Be pleased to give Orders to the Storekeeper to deliver the Patterns to Mr. Nicholson Dimensions for Canisters, [undecipherable] 3 Pounder Diameter 2 inches 7[undecipherable] tenths — Length[undecipherable] [undecipherable] inches 4 Ditto Ditto 3 inches [undecipherable] tenth — Ditto 5[undecipherable] inches 6 Ditto Ditto 3 inches 5 tenths — Ditto 6[undecipherable] inches 9 Ditto Ditto 4 inches — Ditto [undecipherable] inches 12 Ditto Ditto 4 inches 4 tenths — Ditto [undecipherable] inches 18 Ditto Ditto 5 inches 5 tenths — Ditto [undecipherable] inches 24 Ditto Ditto 5 inches 5[undecipherable] tenths — Ditto [undecipherable] inches 32 Ditto Ditto 6 inches [undecipherable] tenths — Ditto [undecipherable] inches 3 Pounder Diameter of the Ball 2 inches 7[undecipherable] tenths 4 Ditto ____________________ 3 inches [undecipherable] tenth 6 Ditto ____________________ 3 inches 5 tenths [undecipherable] 3 — [undecipherable] inches — 4 — 5[undecipherable] inches 6 — 6[undecipherable] 9 — 6½ 12 — 7¼ 18 — 8¼ 24 — 9 32 — 10