[War Office, April 18. 1799. To Sunders, Ball & stamp — to be lent to the [undecipherable] of the Treasury.] War department, April 18^th 1799 Sir Be pleased to deliver to the order of the Secretary of the Treasury, One hundred weight of proof Ball & four quarter casks of proof powder for the proving of Gun Barrells, also One proof stamp — and request M^r Nicholson to attend and select the Articles — James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon M^r John Harris