[War department James McHenry] M^r Josiah Fox [strikethrough: undecipherable] Portsmouth [strikethrough: undecipherable] War Office July 26. 1796 Nathan Jones inclosing a letter from Cap^t Truxten to the Sec of War. urging the Necessity of the live oak timber being sent from New York to Baltimore the Inclosure returned × Sep^t. 9^th — rec^d at Portsmouth N.H. Sep^t. 9^th — War Office 26 July 1796 Sir, I do myself the pleasure to enclose you a letter from Captain Truxten to the Secretary of War, by which you will perceive that he is anxious that the timber directed to be sent from [strikethrough: Baltimore] New York to Baltimore should be forwarded as soon as may be — You will please to return the letter by the first Post — A Packet was received from you this morning containing letters for A. Fox. J Humphreys and Cap^t Truxten the letters will be sent to the persons for whom intended — Yours sincerely Jones M^r Josiah Fox