War department Novem^r [undecipherable] 1798 I have received your letters of the 6^th of October and 14 of this Month [undecipherable] you on the 15 [undecipherable] informing of One thousand dollars [undecipherable] been sent you on account of the recruiting service, which I presume has been received Enclosed are regulations respecting [undecipherable] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] in the delivery and distribution of fuel and [undecipherable] to the Garrisons on the Sea Coast and recruiting [undecipherable] for your [undecipherable]ment. It would certainly [undecipherable] to my satisfaction to have it in my power to provide the Soldiery at [undecipherable: Portland] and further Northward, [undecipherable] Stockings and with Watch Coats. the law you know makes provision for neither articles and the latter has only been [undecipherable: furnished] to the Garrisons [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] taken from [undecipherable: magazines] and to [undecipherable] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] which were employed in these places if [undecipherable: Congress will] [undecipherable: appropriate] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] dollars at the approaching session for the sea board Garrisons [undecipherable] the earliest [undecipherable] to the subject. In the mean while we must [undecipherable] and have [undecipherable] endeavor to do without them. M^r David Poole late a [undecipherable] and in the [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] has been instructed to muster the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and I have this day requested the Inspector M^r [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] some competent officer of the late Army from [undecipherable: Boston] or its [undecipherable: neighbourhood] [undecipherable] that on Castle Island as soon as the Muster [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the department orders will be [undecipherable: issued] for the [undecipherable: transmitting] the amount of the pay. I will give directions to have Clothing [undecipherable] forwarded to Portland and [undecipherable: Boston] sufficient with what has already been sent for a complete company at each place, also [undecipherable] for Serg^ts and Musicians and a [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] — Fifty woollen Overalls were lately shipped to Portland [undecipherable] arrangement is now in contemplat[ion] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] system is [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] which will [undecipherable] generally through the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to increase the present number. As soon however as this [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the pretensions of the Gentlemen you mention will receive [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I shall send a [undecipherable] to Vermont in a few days to [undecipherable] and pay Lt Leonards [undecipherable: Recruits]. As soon as it is [undecipherable] they will march to [undecipherable: Boston] [undecipherable] for all the [undecipherable] your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] have been [undecipherable] [undecipherable] will be soon [undecipherable: forwarded] I am Sir Your obed^t Servant James M^cHenry Major Daniel Jackson Watertown