Purveyors Office May 29^th 1800 Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your two letters of this day - The sum necesary on account of the Cartouch Boxes will depend on whether they are to be furnish'd with Cross Belts &c and this may in some Measure be affected by the quantity of leather which it shall appear M^r M^cLaws has provided for the purpose / under the limitations expresed in your letter to which due attention shall be paid / it may be from about seven to twelve thousand Dollars - for the present however a less sum will be sufficient, perhaps untill the Offices are opened at the city of Washington - five Thousand Dollars will be all that may be wanted for the above purpose and to pay such Small Orders as it will not be convenient to issue a particular Warrant for — I am Sir with respect your Obed^t Serv^t Hon^ble James M^cHenry Esq^r Secretary at War.