[endorsement] War Office Dec 4. 1798 [undecipherable] to be for[undecipherable] Henry War Department December 4. 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 Augurs 3 Inch Twelve ditto ½ Inch Twelve Ditto 2 Inch also One complete Chest of Carpenter Tools As soon as you have received them be pleased to deliver them to Samuel Hodgdon for transportation to Harpers ferry — James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon 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— JmHanis — 5 December 9[8?]