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 Talley, One thousand seasoned black walnut musket Stocks for the use of Richard Talley, 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 Ser^vt Oliv Wolcott M^r Harris will be pleased to put the above thousand Gun Stocks on board Captain Dunn to day — the bearer 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 Superintendant of Military Stores — 29 October 99 — [Addressed: Samuel Hodgdon Esquire / Superintendant of / Military Stores / Corner of S[undecipherable] Street / Philadelphia] [Docketed: [undecipherable] Dep^t / Oct 28. 1799 / Rec^d Oct 29]