necessary Articles Continued Compleat Set of Masts and Yards with spare Mizenmast, and Main Yard, A Topsallant Yard, and Topsallant Mast — Carpenters and Caulkers tools Compleat Set of each Awnings and Windsails Compleat — The Cabin to be decorated aft and the Head and Stern to be carved — but no representation of any human figure — he thinks a Lion will be the properest figure for the Head) ——— — [W^t Samuel Hackett Navy Yard Portsmouth, N H^o] Sir W O Decem^r 8^th 796 I herewith enclose you a Statement of Masts and yards that will be required for the frigate now building by [y]ou for the U.S. The Dimensions of the tops with [2] Draughts will be sent on as soon as can be done No Length and Sizes of Masts and Yards for the Frigate Building for the [undecipherable] [Number of each] Length Diam [undecipherable] Diam at the [Head] 1 Main Mast 73½ 23½ 10.5 13¾ 1 Fore Mast 66ft 22 4.2 16½ 1 Mizen Mast 64.3 16½ 3.0 12 2 Main Topmast 43.0 15 3.0 10¾ 1 Fore topmast 40.0 13¾ 5.6 9¾ 1 Mizen topmast 33.9 11½ 3.9 7¾ 2 Main top gallant Mast 22.6 [undecipherable] 11.3 5¾ 1 Fore topsallant Mast 20.0 6¾ 10.0 4¾ 1 Mizen topsallant Mast 16.10½ 5¾ 5.6 3¾ 1 Bowsprit 48.0 24 [Bee?] 10¾ 1 Jibboom 34.6 11½ [Rings?] 7¾ 2 Main Yard 63.0 13¾ 2.9 6¾ 1 Fore Yards 61.6 13½ 2.6 3¾