[Docket: War office / July 11. 1799 / The twelve additional / Reg^ts / Copy] [Address: W^r John Harris] War department July 11^th. 1799 Sir, On examining the Return of Clothing forwarded for the twelve additional Regiments since the 27 April I find that only eighty Coats and twenty Vests have been sent for the Sixteenth Regiment. I beg you will make no delay in having a further supply of these articles packed up and ready for transportation. Should there be no Vests in Store you will take such a quantity for those [undecipherable: designed/destined] for the Sixth Regiment as will leave the remainder equal to the number of Coats packed up for that Regiment— I want as soon as possible a Return of Tents in Store and a return of the Number already sent off for each Regiment— I am Sir Your obed^t Serv^ts James [undecipherable] W^r John Harris