[8327] War Department, 26^th April, 1800 Sir I have received your Letter of the 21^st ins^t. and wish you to keep the Shoes at Hartford, until you have an Opportunity of forwarding them immediately to Philadelphia. By the two thousand additional pairs which I requested you to procure, I meant two thousand in addition to those that had passed inspection, so as to make the whole number four thousand. I am, Sir Your obedient Servant, James McHenry Jeremiah Wadsworth Esquire