[War Office Jan^y 31^st 1800 [undecipherable: majors dues of?] [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] furnace [undecipherable: Provg?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] War department January 31. 1800 Sir Be pleased to deliver to the order of Major Lewis Tousard, the following articles for the proving an Iron field piece at M^r Foxall's furnace — viz * One Barrell of Gunpowder * One Quarter cask priming powder [strikethrough: One hundred and six flannel Cartridges] * One hundred and six three pound shot, the smoothest that can be found + One hundred wooden Shoes or bases for Cartridges; * One hundred and twenty Tubes. * Two Rammers and Sponges } for three pounders * One Worm Screw. * One Ladle. + One Searcher + * One old Carriage - - - - - - [strikethrough: Three priming wires] * One leather pouch — * Six pounds of slow match * Two lint Stocks * Six port fires — [strikethrough: One pair of Scales and weights for 2 lb divided into ounces.] James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon M^r John Harris