[Secry of the Treasury] N^o: 39 War dept July 14^th 1794 I request that you would please to have placed in the hands of the Naval agents, who have definitively accepted of their appointments certain sums of money with which to commence their operations, towit. Jeremiah Yellot — Baltimore Gurney & Smith — Philadelphia John D[undecipherable: Flagg?] — — — New York Henry [undecipherable]son — — Boston You will be better able to form a judgement of the sum than I can, as you will decide upon the articles which are to be obtained by them — I shall transmit the instructions mentioned to you to them and inform them for further directions relatively to articles that they will apply to the Commissioners of the Revenue. Jam L — [Genl Knox Esqr] War dept July 14 — 1794. I have the honor to inform you that I have appointed in addition to my former communications as Naval agents, to wit William Pennock — Norfolk Gurney & Smith — Philadel[phia] John Langdon — Portsmouth Gurney and Smith have accepted definitively. Mr Pennock and old Langdon will probably communicate their final answer during the course of this week. Jam L — [Col Jeremiah Yellot] War depart^t July 16. 1794 I have the honor to render you general instructions for your government as Naval agent. The Secretary of the Treasury will furnish you with money & instructions for the purchase of certain articles. I request to know whether a Master Builder may be obtained at Baltimore of sufficient skill for the execution of the proposed frigate and so as to be exclusively appropriated to that object, also giving Salary not less than fourteen hundred nor more than two thousand dollars [undecipherable] year, and also the price at which [undecipherable] and this builder and [undecipherable]smith might be obtained [undecipherable]. General and particular instructions will also be transmitted for the [undecipherable], Master builder, & [undecipherable] of the yard [undecipherable]