[War Department] Samuel Hodgdon Esquire Superintendent of Military Stores Corner of 5^th & [undecipherable] Streets Philadelphia [Endorsements:] Chs. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Oct 28. 1799 Recd. Oct. [undecipherable] 8 Treasury Department Trenton Oct 28^th 1799. — Sir — I have to request that you will cause to be delivered out of the public Stores to M^r Frederick Valley, One thousand seasoned black walnut musket Stocks for the use of Richard Valley, Contractor for fabricating muskets for the United States at a Montgomery in Massachusetts, observing to take duplicate receipts therefor. I am with consideration Sir, your m^t. obed^t. Serv^t. [Signature: Oliver Wolcott] M^r Harris will be pleased to put the above thousand Gun Stocks on board Captain Dunn to day — the Navy will receive and receipt for them — let them be of the best seasoned on hand — M^r Nicholson will attend to the Delivery if necessary — Samuel Hodgdon Samuel Hodgdon Esquire Superintendent of Military Stores — 29 October 99 —