[Baltimore 24 Aprl 1798 Captⁿ Tho^s Truxtun] Baltimore 24 April 1798 Dear Sir I deliver the inclosed to Captain Barry It is from Stodder in consequence of Captⁿ Barry observing that some man had mentioned or Rather some High head, that our Knight heads, were not raised with the Stern of the frigate — The report must have arisen from ignorance, or from some evil design, as the Knight heads, were fay'd & Bolted to the apron, and the whole with the Stem, after being properly united and Secured, [strikethrough: together] were raised together — M^r Humphreys I am told has another arrival of live oak — I am your Ob^t Sv^t Thomas Truxtun M^r Josiah Fox