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War department January 31.. 1800

Sir/

Be pleased to deliver to the order of Major Lewis rousard the following articles for the proving an Iron field piece at Mr. Foxalls furnace -- fiz

One Barrell of Gunpowder

One Quarter Cash priming powder

One hundred and six flannel Cartridges

One hundred and six three pound shot, the smoothest that can be found

One hundred wooden Shoes on bases for Cartridges

One hundred and twenty Tubes

Two rammers and Spunges One Worm Screw. One Ladle -- One Searcher + 

                             for three pounders

One old Carriage

Three priming Wires & One Leathe pouch--

Six pounds of slow match & Two Lent Storks

Six port fires--

One pair of Scales and weights for 2lb. divided into ounces.

James McHenry Samuel Hodgdon

Mr. John Harris