masonry Articles Continued Compleat Set of Masts and Yards with spare Maintop mast and main Yard. A Topgallant Yard, and Topgallant Mast — Carpenters and Caulker Tools a Compleat Set of each Awnings and Windjoils Compleat — The Cabin to be decorated off and the Head and Stern to be carved — but no representation of any human Figure — he thinks a Lion will be the prepared Figure for the Head) —— [W^m James Hackett / Navy Yard / Portsmouth N.H.] W O Decem^r 31. 1796 Sir I herewith enclose you a Statement of Masts and yards that will be required for the Frigate now building by you for the U.S. The Dimensions of the Ship with Draughts will be sent on as soon as can be done N^o Length and Sizes of Masts and Yards for the Frigate Building for the Dey of Algiers [Table columns: Number of each | | Length | Diam^r | Length 4 [the Hounds] | Diam^r the Hounds] 1 | Main Mast | 73 feet | 23.2 | 10.3 | 18¾ 1 | Fore Mast | 66.8 | 22 | 9.2 | 16½ 1 | Mizzen Mast | 64.3 | 16½ | 7.0 | 12 2 | Main Topmast | 45.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 10⅜ 2 | Fore Topmast | 40.0 | 13¼ | 3.6 | °9½ 1 | Mizzen Topmast | 33.9 | 11¼ | 3.2 [Royal] | 7¾ 2 | Main Topgallant Mast | 22.6 | [undecipherable] 2 | 11.3 | 5¼ 1 | Fore Topgallant Mast | 20.0 | 6¾ | 10.0 | 4¾ 1 | Mizzen Topgallant Mast | 16.10½ | 5½ | 5.6 | 3¾ 1 | Bowsprit | 48.0 | 24 [Bea.] | — | 10¼ 1 | Jibboom | 34.6 | 11½ [Arms] [Arms] | — | 7¾ 2 | Main Yard | 68.0 | 15⅜ | 2.9 | 6½ 1 | Fore Yard | 61.6 | 13½ | 2.6 | 5¾ Dimensions of Masts & Yards continued [Table columns: Number of each | | Length | Diameter | Length [of Arms] | [Length of Hounds]] 1 | Crossjack Yard | 43.7 | 10¾ | 2.4 | 4½ 1 | Maintopsail Yard | 44.7 | 10¾ | 4.2 | 5½ 1 | Foretopsail Yard | 43.1 | 9¾ | 3.8 | 4¼ 1 | Mizzentopsail Yard | 34.5 | 7⅞ | 2.2 | 3¼ 2 | Maintopgallant Yards | 29.0 | 6⅝ | 2.3 | 2½ 1 | Foretopgallant Yard | 26.1 | 5⅝ | 2.2½ | 2¼ 1 | Mizzentopgallant Yard | 20.6 | 4¾ | 1.3¼ | 2 1 | Maintopgallant Royal Yard | 28.9 | 4⅝ | 6 | 2¼ 1 | Foretopgallant Royal Yard | 19.6 | 4⅝ | 4 | 2 — 1 | Mizzentopgallant Royal Yard | 13.4 | 3⅞ | 3 | 1½ 1 | Spritsail Yard | 43.1 | 9¾ | 17⅞ | 4⅜ 1 | Spritsail Topsail Yard | 26.1 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2½ 1 | Spanker Boom | 48.[undecipherable] | 7¼ | | [undecipherable] | Spanker Yard | 26.1 | [undecipherable] | | 2[undecipherable] 4 | Lower Studding Sail Booms | 10. | 8 | [undecipherable] | 4 | D^o Yards | 23. | 4¼ | 2.5 | 2 | Fore[topmast] Studding Sail Booms | 34. | 6¾ | 4⅞ | 2 | D^o Yards | 19.0 | 3¼ | 2.5 | 2 | Foretopmost Studding Sail Booms | 30.9 | 5.6 | 4 | 2 | D^o Yards — C | 17.6 | 3⅞ | 1¾ | 2 | Maintopgallant Studding Sail Booms | 24.6 | 4¾ | 3¾ | 2 | D^o Yards | 13.10 | 3 | 1¾ | 2 | Foretopgallant Studding Sail Booms | 18.10 | 4½ | 5 | 2 | D^o Yards | 12.5 | 2¾ | 1¾ | 1 | Ensign Staff | 31.0 | 3¼ | [undecipherable] | 1 | Jack Staff | 14.0 | 3½ | 2¼ | 1 | Mizzen Gaff | 30.4 | 9¼ | 3¼ | 1 | Dolphin Striker | 9.0 | 3⅞ | — | [Cap^t Tho^s Thompson / Portsmouth N.H.] For W O Decem^r 22. 1796 The Secretary of War having considered your proposal communicated to him on the 3 Day of November last [undecipherable] me to inform you that should you be inclined to accept of 1500 Dollars as fair compensation for rendering the Services contained in