Colonel James Howell to the United States [undecipherable] White Oak plank of 5 Inch 2569 9. 905 443 88 do do 8½ 3749 10 100 393 72. do do 4 2274 5 120 479 93 do do 10½ [undecipherable] 4 133 3 46[undecipherable] [undecipherable] 44[undecipherable] Ceiling W.O. plank of 5 Inch 806 2 ~70 31 43[undecipherable] do do 3½ [undecipherable] 9 31 64[undecipherable] 65 64[undecipherable] do do 4 1363 3 ~95 33[undecipherable] 191 [undecipherable] 147[undecipherable] 71[undecipherable] [undecipherable] plank 4 419 ft. Board Measure at at 1 3 Broad plank 2.404 feet at [undecipherable] 710 36 Sawing W.O. Timber 165 85[undecipherable] at 10 [undecipherable] 1019.00 Sheds do 60 489[undecipherable] ~6 [undecipherable] 763 43 1773 43 Horse Timber 10 [undecipherable] ~ 3 30 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] W.O. Hewn 134½ hm 10 [undecipherable] 613 88 Joiners Spars 88½ [undecipherable] 8 [undecipherable] 7 8 W.O. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 313 ~60[undecipherable] 28 1 90[undecipherable] 663 99[undecipherable] Dollars 4000 00 Portsmouth Navy Yard (Nov 2^nd 1796) Received of Isaac Shreeve Naval Agent at this port the above mentioned Plank, Timber Hewn &c amounting to [undecipherable: probable reading "Four"] Thousand Dollars in [undecipherable: probable reading "pursuance"] of a contract which I have entered into [undecipherable] in the United States to build a Frigate in this port for the Mediterranean Service and this [undecipherable: probable reading "annexed"] Sum of 4000 Dollars is in part payment of the same. Having signed Duplicates' Receipts of the Same Tenor & Date Signs James Howell [copy]