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[[underlined]] Ord[[superscript]] d [[/superscript]] the 8th [[/underlined]] [[underlined]] 5th Oct [[/underlined]] Oct. 3d 1837. Mr Jas. Milliken Secretary Phoenix Iron Company Philadelphia. Dear Sir, Be so good as to forward for the floor of the attic story of the connecting corridors, of the Extension U.S. Capitol-- Thirty five (35)^[[insertion]] Rolled [[/insertion]] Iron Beams each twenty seven (27) feet long and 9 "inches deep. The above are wanted as soon as possible Respectfully Your Obt. Sevet. [[?]]