May it please Your Excellency

Agreeable to General Schuylers Orders I do myself the Honor to Inclose you three Lists of Articles wanted for the Public Service on Lake Chamblain, contained in the Paper marked A and do also inclose Your Excellency another Paper marked B containing a true Account of such Articles of these Lists as cannot possibly be procured at this Place.²

An Express is sent from this Place to Connecticut, with Instructions to purchase the Sail Cloth & Cordage; which General Arnold says is to be had in that Colony ー And an Express is also sent to the Forges & Furnaces at Livingstons Manor & Salisbury to procure the Swivel & Grape, double headed & Chain Shot ー if to be had there ー None of the other Articles are to be had nearer than New York ー and I am directed by the Genl to request your Excellency in his Name to Order the several Articles which are wanting, to be sent up with all possible dispatch to this place ー With the Assistance of the Public Store keeper, I have procured from the Proprietors of Vessels and the Merchants of this Place & Schenactady all the Anchors, Cables & Cordage that was to be had from them ー for which I have made a full allowance. ー I am with Respect & Esteem [&c.]