War Office June 7^th 1797 Sir The Secretary of War directs me to request you to make such early transmittal to this office as soon as possible — an Estimate of what further Sum will be necessary to complete the Frigate United States for sea as advance be makes all the extra dimensions Bills to be inserted and their particular Prices specified that an appropriation may be made to Congress for a Sufficiency of Money to answer all Demands on account of Building and equipping the said Frigate for Sea that no Calls may hereafter be made for that purpose He also requests that Capt Barry and Mr Humphreys will advise you on this occasion ( The Military Stores may be excluded from the Estimate required, as the Names of them have been already obtained for — * M^r Hodgson I am Sir with respect your ob^dt Serv^t [signature] Gurck Francis Esq^r —