[Capt. I Thurston Baltimore] Sir War Office July 5^th 1796 You will be pleased to procure as early as possible the price of composition work after suitable for Pintles and braces for the Frigate at Baltimore of Metal warranted of the best quality [George Claghorne of Boston] Sir War Office July 5 796 I have herewith enclosed a small draught of one of the fireplaces built under the sistem for bolting the Plank on the Navy Yard here the Construction of which is so simple as to be easily understood— I have also attended to that part of your last letter which relates to the square bolts in the Transom The reason of their being ordered square was that it would save a deal of trouble and expence in countersing such a great number of bolts, on enquiry I find no injury has [undecipherable] itself to have been done to Iron bolts by the copper above the floor here is a second futtock Sheels. Therefore unless the bolt Iron is already rounded I must request you will be pleased to act agreeably to the original instructions given from this Office