War Office August 8^th 1797 Sir [Capt Thomals Truxtun] Your letter of the 6^th Current has been rec^d I am commanded by the Secretary of War to inform you that he has no objection to the Supporters of the out head and the out faces being done in Baltimore, you have therefore his permission accordingly. I mention that M^r Rush and recommended the Secretary of War's approbation of your proposal to him, he says one of his young Men is about visiting his friends in Baltimore and its vicinity and should you wish for his assistance to cut those pieces above mentioned he will cheerfully perform it. he will be at Baltimore in the course of a few days. His name is Beed — I am &c Josiah Fox War Office 10. August 1797 Sir [M^r Jones of office] I herewith transmit you an account of those materials delivered to M^r James Hackett out of the Navy yard at Portsmouth and for which Capt Thompson has transmitted the proper receipts. Viz^t by feet of 3 Inch oak plank at 33 dollars p^er 89. 4 821 . 4 d^o 120 98.52 379 . 3 d^o [undecipherable] 79.43 42 . cork timber 6.9 p^er 6.15 1 Keel of 8 inches 400 ^th p inch 3.20 Freight of materials from N York 77.34 175.34 I hereby Certify that the above account of the materials delivered to M^r James Hackett is agreeable to accounts on file in this Office Josiah Fox [undecipherable] Comms