[Navy Office, 31 Aug. 95 Daniel Singlé rec^d 4 Sept.] FREE [Sept 3 The Hon: Timothy Pickering Sec^y at War Philadelphia] Navy Office New York August 31. 1795 Sir Inclosed is the Return for the month past, together with Constructors receipts, the Oak & Pine logs issued are sawed & disposed as usual, The quantity of nails, locks, hinges &c which you'll observe in the Return are from the Ironmongers bill which commenced in the early Stage of the business here, I could not (as I wish'd) procure the blacksmiths bill for this Return, the principal of [that] house being out of town, but will not fail to have it for the coming Month — I have the honor to be with due Respect Your Very humb. Serv^ts. (Sam. [undecipherable]) Clerk of the Yard