War Office May 24, 1796 — Sir In answer to your letter of yesterday, advising the arrival of the Schooner dispatch at Newyork with live oak from Georgia — It will be proper that the Schooner should proceed as soon as possible to Philadelphia, without discharging any part of her Cargo at Newyork — Orders to that effect were forwarded to M^r Blagge by yesterdays post, as her arrival was anticipated — I hope this Cargo, with what timber is already at the Navy Yard at NewYork will compleat the frame of the frigate building at this port — — and am Sir with due respect Your Ob^t Serv^t James McHenry Sec^y of war Captⁿ Silas Talbot New York —