Nov. 16^th 1798 Sir, I send an Order by the Bearer Capt [strikethrough: undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Wallace for [strikethrough: undecipherable] Musket Stocks on the subject of which I wrote you a few days since — M^r. Nathan Elliott informs me that he has made arrangements with the Secretary of the Treasury for two Hundred Musket Stocks to be delivered to my order at the same time I receive mine — and at his request I send an order by Capt Wallace for the same. — With respect I am Sir Your most ob^t Serv^t [signature] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r. Superintendent and P.S. Philadelphia [docket: Letter & Order / [undecipherable] / Philadelphia / 16 Nov 1798 / 499]