[Copy of this letter &c — after the letter was put in a — Copy was delivered to Clo[undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — Statement of [the] Powder purchased at New York — received at New York [undecipherable] May 1800] Statement of the Powder purchased at New York — Purchased & received by [E./L.?] Stevens at sundry times [in Octr?] Delivered as follows Viz [lbs] 50.–7.0.0 [undecipherable] on Governor's Island 10.0.0.0 James Watson Naval Agent 20.0.0.0 [undecipherable: Catarina? Litchfield?] 3.14.0.0 Colonel Smith [1 Keg?] 0.2.0.0 Sent to Philadelphia 15.0.0.0 Ditto to the [Battery?] 9.0.0.0 57.16.0.0 Remaining on hand [undecipherable] 50.–7.0.0 The [articles?] delivered at Governors Island do not appear in my Books — no receipt for the delivery having been produced — The order from the War Office in favour of Watson calls only for four hundred [?], equal to twenty tons — He is charged with four hundred and [four?] — if he has had them let his receipts be produced — Every thing purchased by you must be accounted for, recollect this and charge your Store's account with the article, and credit it by the delivery — the evidence of which must be sent to me in support your Statements from time [undecipherable]