[undecipherable] New York^s. March 4^th N^o 4 Sir, I received yours of the 1^st inst on [undecipherable] to me here to inform you that I [undecipherable] that [undecipherable] or [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] from the first day of November last I am in [undecipherable] a lease for the same for the term of Six Years from that date — there relates to the Wharf about one half of the Plank & Rails to the number of five hundred pieces — this was done late last fall — I did not [undecipherable] more and the Timber, out of former Store being easy to be [undecipherable] the Season but as the days have lengthened, the weather more moderate I shall in a few days proceed to a general moving — the rent of [undecipherable] Yard is 675 Dollars p^r [undecipherable] to be paid half yearly — I shall in a day or two write the Secretary of War & justice [undecipherable] much useless Lumber that I conceive that either be disposed of since we are at the expence of moving it. I am with Respect your Sincere [undecipherable] M^r Jonah [undecipherable] [signed] [undecipherable: Leman Churman?]