Sir Springfield Oct 8 1798 Inclosed is The return of Stores received and delivered from The first of April 1798 to the 31 of August and the receipts for Stores delivered The Stores have been all over halled and Colonel Williams has taken an account of them agreeable to his instructions. There has not been an account taken of them since Colonel Cheever first had the care of them till now, they have been receipted for from time to time as they stood on the return by them that had the care of them without any over halting many articles are find that ever never were before returned, some we find more of them was returned, and some a little less. The deficiency of the Musket Cartridges is owing to there being damaged and broke up and some taken by the Militia in the time the insurrection, which were taken without orders and never were reduced. The Ball and Shot of those broken will be add in Col^o Williams Return. I have had Most of the Boxes of the carriage wheels and the bands made smaller and the cracks drawn up close. Six or seven of the Carriages want Painting very much. I have not returned The Brass Six Pounder and carriage that delivered to John Mix Esq^r by your order till his return. I thought it would have been brought back in a short time after it was delivered twenty four are in the Store. one carriage wanting limbers. you may remember when we had nearly compleated Mounting the 6 and 3 Pounders. I wrote to you that we wanted steps for one pair of limbers but I supposed that one of the limbers of the long six Pounders would answer. but I find they are too large and heavy. it is necessary that another Pair should be Made — I have been informed by a frein that was in Philadelphia when a new arrangement was making for This Post that you [strikethrough: recommended] was exceding friendly in recommending Me to the Secretary of War for one of the officers to be continued at this Post with gratitude I shall ever remember your kind and friendly attention To Me I am Sir with due respect your Obedient Servant John Bryant D[undecipherable] M Stores Samuel Hodgdan Esq^r Superintendant of Ordnance [Docketed: Captain [undecipherable] Bryant / No 10 / 8 Oct^o 1798]