[War Office 7 June 1797 / To Tench Francis] Sir War Office June 7^th 1797 The Secretary of War desires me to request of you a Valuation of the live Oak Timber deposited at Mud Fort and also what remains in Georgia belonging to the Public, which Valuation I apprehend he means to lay before Congress — I am Sir with respect &c Josiah Fox On the 1^st. February 1797. By Col^o [undecipherable] Account given to us there was at the Island of Apala[chicola] the following Live Oak Timber at John Morella's Landing 99 pieces — 3075 ft Solid — Bryan Morella — L 637 —— 8364 " — Peter Morella v 267 —— 7636 — " 19110 feet part had been since brought away and delivered at the Fort & on [undecipherable] Deck [of?] about 1000 ft ——— 10.000 [undecipherable] 7.110 Valued at 3½ foot Solid 3.643 Now at Apala, about chiefly large Timber, but small being brought off At the Fort — 12261 In [undecipherable] dock — 1800 14761 Solid feet —— Valued at 7/16 [per?] — 14761 18404 [dollars?] N.B. There are two Sloops gone to Apabas for Wood —— 1 June the 8^th 1797 [undecipherable] Tench Francis Esq^r Purveyor —