Circular War Office 24 Jan 1798 Sir you will be pleased to fill up the annexed form of expenditures to a fix'd day, and transmit the same without loss of time. This is to include all expenditures from the commencement of the Frigate and is immediately wanted — expected with the greatest brevity Yours &c Circular War Office 23 Jany 1798 Sir you will be pleased to state to me in a Summary manner the principal causes which have delayed the completion of the Frigate, beyond the periods at which she was expected to have been finished as this information is immediately wanted I flatter myself you will lose no time in transmitting it Yours &c Circular War Office Jany 1798 Sir you will be pleased to state to me in a Summary manner the principal causes which have delayed the completion of the Frigate Constitution beyond the periods at which She was expected to have been finished. as this information is immediately wanted I flatter myself you will lose no time in transmitting it Yours &c [Agents at Baltimore] [Barlow] [Constructor] [Baltimore] [M^r Dan Messner]