War Office January 8^th 1796 [M^r Geo. Claghorn] [Naval Const^r] [Boston] Sir Your letter dated Decem^r the 15^th is answered by the enclosed copy of M^r Humphreys letter to which you will please to conform. But in shifting the Mockship Deadwood you must be cautious not to place any bolt near the Station of the Chain pumps which are to be placed one afore and the other abaft the Main Mast as it may be of of the ship serious consequence to the safety of she should at any time strike the Ground so hard as to injure the Keel in which case Oakum &c. may be unavoidably drawn into the pumps — care should also be taken not to place any bolts of the Garboard strakes near the pumps for the same reason —