our way back there was deposits of these articles made at Bedford, Carlisle Harrisburg & Reading by the officers and Privates, and in many instances without any regular Rec^t. and the officers & men distributed through the States and some of them are now dead and others moved away — I will endeavour to make you the best estimate in my power, and forward it — I do not think at this time any thing can be collected from the few scattering articles that remain in the hands of the Jersey line — the Horses were the principal with some tents Pistols & [undecipherable] with much respect I am Sir Your Most Humb^le S^t Peter Hurst Lamberton May 9^th 1800 Sir Since I wrote you on the 19^th ult[imo] I have spent considerable time in examining the papers and acc^ts of supplies furnished to the New Jersey, and those in 1780, and find [undecipherable] had arisen from your bearing date the W^t 15^th 1797 to Inspect and the items on the view of the commanding Officers of Corps countersigned by Col. Matthis, tho and was strictly attended to during his [undecipherable] and I believe with one or two exceptions during his absence when the supplies wanted were of a nature that they were absolutely necessary for the services then needed and which were furnished to your Office on the 20 Jan 1795 [undecipherable] by my return of all the [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] on hand and had been drawn from the Jersey Militia on their return from the Western [undecipherable] some which this has not been any collection made — or do I think that any thing can be worth notice [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] in my last [undecipherable] I think the [undecipherable] amounts [undecipherable] no more than the am^t. I send you the history & confusion of which you are well acquainted) in doing [undecipherable] with an entire [undecipherable] of Matthis my [undecipherable] would during my absence made [undecipherable] return of the Supplies furnished, [undecipherable] I can with any accuracy furnish you with a return of Stores furnished to each Individual and in many instances [undecipherable] store were delayed to [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] taken on the above [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to your work [undecipherable] a return shall be [undecipherable] of the Supplies furnished to [undecipherable] and even from each individual I [undecipherable] had it done