[Joseph Williams / May 5. 1799 / hard implements [undecipherable] / to the [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] / 1799 — [undecipherable]] [State D.^o / Received / Nov 24 / R.F.O. 401816] [73] Samuel Hodgdon Esquire Superintendent of Stores Philadelphia Armory Dep.^to Springfield May 5^th 1799 Sir, In my letters dated January 28.^th & July 20.^th I took the Liberty of requesting, to have forwarded from Philadelphia for the use of the United States Armory at this [place] the following quantity & sizes of Rolling Iron (Viz) One Ton for upper bands — 2½ Inches wide                                       12^th part of an Inch thick ½ Ton for tricker plates — 5 tenths of an Inch wide                                       2/3 " " " " thick One Ton . 3½ tenths of an Inch square half Ton 4½ tenths of an " thick                5 " " " " wide half Ton 5 tenths of " " wide                2/3 " " " " thick The pressing want of this Iron in the Factory, urges the necessity of troubling you again on the subject — will you be so good as to inform me if this Iron is shipped — to what Port & to whom address. I have the                     Honour to be                     Your humble servant                     Joseph Williams [1600 lbs Rolled Iron / 560 lbs Rod. D.^o unworkable to the preceding dimensions / was forwarded via Col. [undecipherable] — very New-York on the 8^th April. The remaining ready [undecipherable]] [margin: [undecipherable] will [undecipherable] to inform the [undecipherable] of this [undecipherable] has been received [undecipherable] and to whom] Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r.