[Intendants Office / Dec^r 15. 1800 / Must to be Sent to Mr / Nicholson for the purpose / of being repaired —] Intendant of Stores Office Philadelphia 15^th Dec. 1800 Sir, Be pleased to deliver to the order of John Nicholson Inspector of Arms, the Eight hundred and twenty six Muskets lately selected by him for the purpose of being repaired, agreeably to his Report made to me dated the 8. instant; Copy of which is annexed. You will also deliver on the order of said Inspector, such materials as may be required to put the same in perfect repair I am. Sir, Your most ob^t Servant Samuel Hodgdon M^r John Harris Public Storekeeper Philadelphia --- Philad^a Dec^r 8. 1800 Sir. Agreeably to your instructions I have examined the Muskets lately received from Virginia, and find them to be in the following state Viz: 470 wants cleaning, & repairing, @ [undecipherable] 130 " " " " " worse state " [undecipherable] 6 ———— new Stocks —————— [undecipherable] 14 ———— new Splicing —————— [undecipherable] These Musk from Virginia have all been new Stocked I then examined the Muskets in Race Street Store and found them as follows (Viz: 50 Muskets to be cleaned & repaired, @ 3/9 63 German Musk ———————— ditto & stamp'd " 3/9 66 to be cleaned & rep^d. in a worse State ———————— [undecipherable] 16 to be new Stocked, ———————— [undecipherable] 11 to be Spliced ———————— [undecipherable] N.B. Materials to be drawn from the Store. I am, Sir, Your most ob^t Servant (Signed) John Nicholson Sam^l Hodgdon Esq^r