War Office June 24^th 1797 Sir, I rec^d your Letter of the 17^th Inclosed. Remiks may be will enable your Western Pensons for the period he has been engaged to complete the loss for the Old State as to pay them with expenses on the Senses places with his first principle but cannot undertake to do this is on the Commission along with Subs of Repairs for the pension of Sevenly three dollars — you will therefore pray intentions it will not be better to house them now at Baltimore, unless they seen to under your own stay with return they will be no expenses for transportation — Cap^t Barry is to leave for large Crews from Providence Congress have not yet decided on the Mount Earnings I do believe they will on go out for Manning the 9 Frigates but are not urged how to employ them — Cap^t [undecipherable] will be ready for Commissioning about the 20^th of August, they make a rapid progress having 269 Men indulges the [undecipherable] Frigate is ready for launching, but owing to some of the Crew who are [undecipherable] for Sheathing will necessary, in time, the Secretary hours Consequently granted leave to return here on their Stacks service the 19^th of July M^r [undecipherable]'s minute are arrived from [undecipherable] and are in hand I am Sir Cap^t [undecipherable] Truxton with greate respect &c, Josiah [undecipherable] [BBL16]