[John Harris] War Office May 4 1797 Sir You will be pleased to deliver for the Frigate Constellation building at Baltimore One hundred Stands of Arms and Accoutrements complete. I am &c James Mc Henry --- [John Harris] War Office May 12^th 1797 Sir Be pleased to deliver to the order of Cap^t John Barry one hundred Tons of Kentledge for the Frigate United States. — By Order of the Sec^y of War John Stagg Jun^r --- [John Harris] War Office May 19^th 1797 Sir Please to deliver to the order of Mr Scott Clerk of the Navy Yard a Ship's Pendant for the Frigate United States. — James Mc Henry --- [Sam^l Hodgdon] War Office May 26^th 1797 Sir I am just informed that the Shot and Kentledge which were cast by Mess^rs Fresh and Company and deposited at Elizabeth Town a[re] wasting daily by [strikethrough: Children] and others throwing th[em]