M^r John Morgan. War Office October 24 1795^t Sir. Inclosed is a statement of the live oak timbers for the 36 gun Frigates in the Yard at Baltimore, the Blanks show what timbers are yet deficientie. The red letter C denotes what timbers are to be of red cedar. it is supposed by this time a large supply is procured for the frigates at Philadelphia and Baltimore, which the Constructors at those places are anxious to have sent them. The lower pieces of Stem and fore and after deadwoods are much wanted by each of the Constructors and the progress of the work is retarded for want of those particular pieces. The 3^d Futtocks 2 7 12 17 22 27 32 37 D) N— and 1 may be cut two feet longer at the heads to reach the Port Cills. and the following timbers may also be cut sufficiently long to run up to the top of the side bud if any difficulties should occur in procuring them of such length, then to cut them agreeable to former directions and by no means retard the work on account of procuring them of the length proposed. 3^d Futtocks to run up to the top of the side, if they can be conveniently had, without delay. Sames .31. .33 Similar timbers may be sent .36. to Portsmouth N. H. .38 Cants { 41 43. R 1 N. in all 18. [Table — Thirty Six Gun Frigates] [The following two pages contain a complex landscape-format specification table for live oak timbers for 36-gun frigates. Timber numbers and letter designations appear in the leftmost columns, with subsequent columns specifying cut measurements and lengths for 3^d Futtocks relative to the Ports and top of the Side. The table is transcribed below as faithfully as the handwritten landscape format permits.] Thirty Six Gun Frigates [Left section column headers:] Situations that 3 Futtocks to run up to the Ports and to the top of the Side — as cut by the Ports shorter at the Heads to give [undecipherable] straight to the Ports — Timbers Named | [Out] | Cuts off | Cuts off | [length] | to give straight to the faying timbers | 3 Futtocks to run up to the Ports and to the top of the Side [Right section — identical column structure] [Rows 1–22, left section:] 1 [m] [9 Out] Cuts off Cuts off 2.4 shorter to give straight to the faying timbers 2.5 longer to reach Port Cills 2 3 A 2.4 shorter to give straight to the faying timbers 2.3 longer to reach Port Cills B 5 C 2.4½ shorter to give straight to the faying timbers 2.4 longer to reach Port Cills 6 D 2.6 shorter to give straight to the faying timbers 2.6 longer to reach Port Cills 7 E 7 F 2.6 shorter to give straight to the faying timbers 2.6 longer to reach Port Cills 9 H 2.6 shorter to give straight to the faying timbers 2.6 longer to reach Port Cills 10 I 11 J 12 K 13 L 14 15 16 17 D 18 R 2.2 shorter to give straight to the faying timbers 2.2 longer to reach Port Cills 19 T 20 U [?] 22 [Rows 23–43 continue across the following page with similar structure:] 23 24 25 26 [1.0 longer to [undecipherable] Port Cills] 27 28 29 29 30 1.0 longer to [undecipherable] Port Cills 31 32 33 34 35 36 [1.3½ longer to [undecipherable]] 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 [Right section columns, rows 23–43, include entries of the form "3.0½ shorter to give straight to the faying timbers," "3 shorter to [undecipherable] faying timbers," "3.2½ shorter to give straight to the faying timbers," "to run up to top of [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]," and "proper length to reach Port Cills." Many specific measurements are partially illegible.] [Closing explanatory text:] The thirds of the faying timbers are to turn two feet below the upper edge of the Gun arch beams and ought to receive one half of the futtock frames through each of their thickness for their security, for which Reason the 3^d futtock heads are shortened agreeably to the above table, but [forward?] and aft, those timbers is [undecipherable] not having sufficient scarph, the S futtocks that will make better timbers are to run up to the place of [undecipherable] which will make better work, but if those timbers are not procurable of sufficient length, then the 3 futtocks must be cut agreeably to the others, in which case the 2 futtocks will require to be shortened in proportion to equalize their lengths at it will be necessary to frame, those short futtocks only that makes faying timbers, and where the short futtocks for transoms and timbers — heads they had better be left until the frame is all [Sworn?], when they may in situations agreeably to the Draught— All the short futtocks that attend on this list, ails are to be [undecipherable] except [undecipherable] them over this foremost Port, which on account of their making [undecipherable] for receiving the Anchors must be [undecipherable] live oak, the Cills of the Ports are also to be live oak, the Upper ones to be sufficiently deep to receive the [undecipherable] of the Ports— As the [Aprons?] and Airposts are not yet [undecipherable], places are left [undecipherable] for them in the Column of 3 futtocks to shorten— War Office Oct^r 20. 1795 Josiah Fox | Navy Constructor [signed]