doi:10.7916/trzn-qf12[Document, 1797 May n.d.]Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825correspondencetextUnited States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809Jay, John, 1745-1829As Commissioners appointed to superintend the erecting and repairing of fortifications in New York, the subscribers apply for sixty quarter casks of powder in order to prove the cannon they have contracted.