[236] [f^r] W O: May 30. 1797 I herewith enclose you Copies of letters fr. M^r James Henshell and Capt Thomas Thompson dated May & 22. by which it would appear, that altho the third payment is not become due, yet it would be for the Interest of the United States that M^r Haskell should have his third payment made him — I have therefore to request that you will be pleased to take order to cause a third payment to make him as soon as possible — [The Secretary of the Treasury] [f^r] W O May 30. 1797 [M^r Jones Treasury for the Statement see page 237] you will enclosed an Account of all the Lumber &c which have been received to M^r James Henshell by order from the Department of War together with the amount of the Value of the same I am sir respectfully your ob^t Serv^t James For Day Lanta [f^r] W O May 31 1797 [M^r John Scott Clerk of the Navy Yard Southwark] You will be pleased to procure from Capt Ch. the Number of Plank Billets &c which he will insert against the measurements in the Price lists enclosed which you some time since transmitted to this office; you will at once see the necessity of completing them, as it is very probable Congress may call for Statements of this kind early in the [f]ield I am respectfully yours Isaiah Pres [undecipherable]