War department December 4^th 1798 Sir The Purveyor has been directed to purchase and deposit with you forty eight Iron Shovels - twenty four spades twenty four Mattocks, Twenty four picks, Twelve felling axes, Twelve sledges. Twelve crow bars Twelve Screw Augers 3 Inch Twelve ditto 1½ Inch Twelve Ditto 2 Inch also One complete chest of Carpenters Tools As soon as you have received them be pleased to deliver them to Samuel Hodgson for transportation to Harpers ferry — James McHenry Samuel Hodgson M^r John Harris As soon as enough of the above articles are received to make a load with what you have already under order give me notice as a Waggon waits to take them in M Harris — 5 December 90