Your favo'r of the 16th Jany. is Just come to hand, Directg a Return of Military and ordinance Stores to the Honbl Board of war, to which I answer the whole of Stores which came from france in the Brigt Marquis of Kildare, w[e]re sent to Ticonderoga P order of the Honbl Marine Committee, excepting the Powder, Some few Arms, Lead &c which was orderd for the use of the Continental Ships heare ー I was orderd to Send Eight Tons of Lead to Ticonderoga, Since which, at the Request of the Assembly have Spared this State abt fifteen hundrd waight ー have now on hand abt twenty five hundred waight Lead great part of which shall want for the ships now buildg ー also abt thirty Barrells of Crude Sulpher, Bro't from the West indies, which unfit for use, till it's fluxed, Iv'e sent one Barrell to the powder mill, to try what can be done with it as it can't be used in its present state. ー Iv'e no other Stores of any kind in my hand belongg to the Continent, except what is appropriated to the Deffirant ships use ー with all due Respect [&c.]

Richard Peters Esqr
Secretary to the Honbl Board of War

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