Philadelphia, 14 March, 1799. Sir, I have caused one hundred of the Fusiles to be selected, proved, repaired and cleaned, fit for immediate use, they are of the Charleville bore, say Miniature to the pound; of this size we have only thirty five thousand, nine hundred and thirty seven Cartridges in the Magazine.— Will that number answer the purpose. I have written thus far before I saw you on the subject; I propose now to have [strikethrough: Thirty] Sixty Thousand [undecipherable] Musket Cartridges, carrying a ball miniature to the pound more immediately.— The Knapsacks of which we have thirteen hundred in Store ought to be put into the hand of the [undecipherable] immediately.— I am, Sir, your most obedient Servant,— James McHenry, Esq. Samuel Hodgson.,