War Office May 13 1795 The articles to be [undecipherable] from the public [undecipherable] in the Frigate building at Philadelphia will be [undecipherable] numerous as to render it inconvenient and a loss of time for the Constructor to apply to the War Office for a Special Order in every case. You will therefore deliver such articles immediately on the orders of M^r Humphreys the Constructor. Timothy Pickering War Office Novem^r 21 1795 Sir M^r Fox who is now employed in this Office in making drafts for the Frigates now building is in want of a large drawing board he says there is one in your Store which would answer his purpose. The Secretary of War has directed me to request that you would send up to the Office such an one as M^r Fox should point out. S Jones War Office Novem^r 24 1[7]9[5] Sir M^r Dacosta informs me that a second set of trunnions have been made here for the Frigat[e] — From