Schenectady April 22^d 1793 Sir You will please to furnish the following articles Fifty six bars of the [undecipherable] dimensions for two large [undecipherable] Three Painted [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Fifty [undecipherable] pin holes Fifty [undecipherable] paddles Twenty [undecipherable] Stools [undecipherable] painters for the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Sails for the two large Bateaus with [undecipherable] sheets and Bolsprids The two large Bateaus [undecipherable] presented The large Bateaus to be made with Storm Sheets The Storm Sheets [undecipherable] ten feet long The two large Bateaus to have Awnings about Six feet and [undecipherable] half high from the bottom of the bat[undecipherable], and [undecipherable] long as to cover the Storm Sheets The Awnings must be covered with Painted [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] of the Awning — and [undecipherable] Curtains of Green [undecipherable] must hang from the [undecipherable] of the Awning to the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] rods on the [undecipherable] of the Bateaus and [undecipherable] must be made to the [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] up the Curtains as is done in [undecipherable] Waggons [undecipherable] like Curtains for the front and rear of the Awnings A [undecipherable] of whole [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for each of the large Boats [undecipherable] long and broad as to leave room for a [undecipherable] through it [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] The large Bateaus must have a false bottom if the [undecipherable] of these Articles upon most of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] at home but the money may be had yet I have agreed with [undecipherable] Preston to build the two large boats for which he is to have eighteen pounds each and to [undecipherable] on account of the Awning Storm Sheets included for which he is to be paid beyond the said eighteen pounds [undecipherable] is also to build three hundred Bateaus for which he is to have [undecipherable] pounds [undecipherable] Shillings each [undecipherable] is to build three hundred Bateaus at the same price of [undecipherable] pounds [undecipherable] Shillings to the [undecipherable] seller for more at the same price If the [undecipherable] three hundred Bateaus cannot be all finished by the eight of May I shall be content [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of them I am Sir Your Most Obed^t [undecipherable: signature] [undecipherable: address panel or endorsement]