[The Secretary of the Treasury] War department, May 12^th 1794 Sir I have the honor to transmit you as a matter of information the opinion of M^r Joshua Humphreys on the mode of procuring the white oak plank and timber. [Marginalia left: Humphreys able to act as agent for Sec^y of Treas^y in 1796. Expenditure — the method — and other matters — the ship concerns &c.] [Marginalia left: An estimate of the probable expense of Timber &c for a Ship of 44 Guns — made by Joshua Humphreys] [Marginalia left: Simple ones said to be furnished of his family] e An estimate of the probable expence of Timber &c for a ship of 44 guns —                                                                              Dollars   cts 1 piece keel of 80 feet 18 by 24                                                        65. — 2. d^o   55 f each, 18 by 30, and 1 of 18 by 23   23 each   75. — [Marginalia right: Ditt] 1 stern post knee as long as can be had.                                                    20. — 1 stern kelson rider, and 1 for stern.                                 each   8. — 1 piece dead wood.                                                                                         4. — 1. d^o 24 in. by 8. one hundred feet long                                                      24. — 1 lower piece stern?                                                                                     16. — 6 pieces kelson?                                                                    18 each   90. — 80 floor raising timber and crotches.                                    4 30 ea. 360. — 2000 ft 7 in wales, 10 in wide, running measure               15 pf. 300. — 2000 ft 5 in wales                d^o                                                 11 pf. 220. — [Marginalia left: White oak] 4200 ft welt stuff 6 by 10 for decks d^o                                14 pf. 588. — 2000 ft 4 in plank                                                                    7 - p pf. 140. — 6500 ft scantling 6 by 9, 4 by 5, & 6 by 6 vale.               16 - p feet 104. — 1 deck stem, & 1 stern post, knees                                       8 - ea.   16. — 1400 lin. in plank, 12 in wide for clamps on joints — 16 pf. 224. — 600 ft 5 by 10 in plank for timber streaks (3 — 14 pf. 84. — 1000 ft 5 by 14 bilge streaks running measure                  18 pf.   180. — 18000 ft of 4 in planks for bottom & sides, as per f. 7 pf. 1260. —                                                            D. cts           D. cts 1000 ft 5 in planks as perf.                            8.75 p of   87.50 900 ft of 1½ in d^o      d^o                              7 87 p d.   70.83 5000 ft of 3 in          d^o          d^o                    4 p d.   200. —                                                                                                      358.33 200 white oak logs suppose one ton in each                           on an average                                             4 - ea.   800. — 10000 feet 3½ in heart pitch pine plank.                             7 - p pf. 700. — 7000 ft of 2 in            d^o                   d^o                            8 - pr.   560. — 8000 ft of 3 in            d^o.           d^o                            6 - pr.   480. — [Marginalia left: Pine] 6000 ft of 2 in common pine plank.                                  3 20. pr. 192. — 2106 ft large pine beams                                                   50 pf. 1053. — 2220 ft                d^o                                                                 50 pf. 1110. — 360 ft small ones                                                                         27 pf. 97.20 1156 feet   d^o                                                                               27 pf. 312.12 1800 feet   d^o                                                                               27 pf. 486. — 70 live oak lower futtocks cant jibe 20 ft 1880. 10 pf. 860 174 d^o   middle d^o                       19    3306 d. l. 1653 178 d^o   upper d^o                         17    3026 d. l. 1513 200 top timbers                                15    3000 d. l. 1500 200 cedar half timbers                   16    3200 d. l. 1600 [Marginalia left: Live oak and Cedar] 2 live oak Knight heads                24      48 d. l. 24 8 hawse pieces                              30    240 d. l. 120 12 bord timbers                             25    300 d. l. 150 1 upper piece stern.                                                         70 d. l. 35 ¼ 40 stanchions                                 5    200 d. l. 100 [undecipherable] pieces                                                   30 d. l. 15 1 stern post.                                                                         60 d. l. 30