[War Office Aug^t 16. 1799 Sundrie musts Meanng to be d^d Rob^t McCormick] War department August 16. 1799 Sir, M^r Robert McCormick has requested that during the scarcity of Water at his works he might be permitted to draw materials for making of Guns under his contract from the public Stores, the amount of which he would pay weekly — You will therefore be pleased to deliver to him such articles as he may want for the above purposes for which he will pay to you the price which the same may have cost the United States, the monies so received you will pay into the hands of Samuel Devis Senior of this Office to be deposited with the Treasurer of the United States — I am Sir Your obed^t Servants. James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon Countersigned by M^r John Harris