[Docket notation, top left:] John Harris — [strikethrough: Jacob [undecipherable]] 23 November [undecipherable] — 1790 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r Philad^a 20. Nov^r 1790 — Sir, It appears by the Receipts of the Keeper of the Magazine. that Tarber has deposited twenty four boxes. Said to contain 32,172 Muskt ball Cartridges. — 3 Boxes for which there appears } 3.504 D^o no Receipts Tarber says contain } 5,676 [undecipherable] Total in. 27 Boxes. Said to be all new — As Soon as I get a Receipt from [undecipherable] I shall be able to give Tarber a Receipt for the whole. — Your most Obed^t S^t [signature] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r 23 New Boxes Furnished. & Numbered