[Boston Decem.^or 22. 1796 Capt.^s Nicholson] [Numerical calculations on verso: 2.5 9/₁₀ 2.9 9/₁₀ 6.8/₁₀[undecipherable] 10.9.33 50.0 45 1.2 10 7.0 6 13.5] Boston Dec. 22^d. 1796 Sir Inclosed you have the Statement from the Clerk of our Yard of the [undecipherable: probable reading "Frigate"] &c that you wrote for, [undecipherable] could obtain it from before Yesterday, he had no Act. of great part of it on his books, but with the Assistance of [undecipherable: probable reading "Col."] Claghorn & Mr White the Surveyor he has at length made one out. I believe it is a true Statement. I rec.^d yours of the 10^th [undecipherable] under the Secretary of Wars frank to Gen. Jackson, for w.^ch I am much Obliged. as you are at head quarters, & A Man of Observation, I shall at all times be thankfull [strikethrough: Ea] a line from [undecipherable: probable reading "you"]. Pray how comes on the Jefferson Party with you The [undecipherable] desires to be remembered to you we have A plenty of live Oak now. My Complts to Capt. Barry, we are gett.^g up our last Cants forward, our People are just coming in from the Country after Thanksgiving. I expect after this they will be very busily in gett.^g up the Wales, after Rulsons, and after Cants. I am Y^r Obed. Hble Ser^v. Sam Nicholson P.S. did you see our Cannon at Providence what Sort of things are they & when are we to have them, we want the Skids, [undecipherable] very much the Carriage Maker can do nothing without them [undecipherable: probable reading "SN"]