[Boston Nov. 16. 1797 Gen^t Jackson —] Sir Boston Nov. 16. 1797 Enclos'd I transmit you a Statement of further funds necessary to finish the Frigate Constitution, with the amount of Bills on her account yet unpaid, agreeably to your letter of the 2 Instant ——— In this estimate I have consulted Capt. Nicholson and Col. Claghorne, yet it must not be considered as perfectly accurate, but only to serve as a guide to a ny further Statement that may be necessary to lay before Congress ——— I am very much in want of the Cannon for the upper Battery, as I cannot make the Carriages for them, without their exact dimensions ——— I am with Sentiments of Esteem & regard your hble Servt H. Jackson Naval Agent M^r Josiah Fox Navy Constructor War Office Philadelphia