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[This appears to be a duplicate of the same letter in this scanned set, i.e. scanned twice, not a Copy by the original author]

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War Department May 7. 1800

Sir

Be pleased to deliver to Captain Joseph Elliott on order Two hundred pounds of Cannon powder for proving Guns [undecipherable] at Lane and Salters furnace for the use of the United States___

James McHenry

Samuel Hodgdon [flourish]

Mr John Harris