[271] Fourthly. As the account Books as not other documents belonging to your Office are of great importance to the United States, you will therefore take especial care of such as may be in your possession, and Should any loss happen in any part thereof — you will be answerable for such deft — I am &c [G. McH.] War Office 30 November 1797 [M^r Isaac Garrulton] Sir As there will be a large quantity of Timber of various dimensions remaining in the Navy Yard after the completion of the Constellation. I have to request that you will immediately take an exact inventory thereof particularizing the same to promise as follows Viz^t Live oak Timber description length breadth Thickness &^ct White Oak Timber do do do do do White Oak Knees do do do do do White Oak Plank do do do do do Pine Plank do do do do do Spars Staves and Blocks do do do do do And in like manner all other pieces Kind whatsoever It may be proper that a separate inventory should be made of such as it may be found defective or depreciated or injured Captain Trustin and M^r Stoddert will be request to assist you in taking the aforedesaid inventory which when completed you will transmit to the Secretary of War without delay. — After this inventory has been forwarded you may proceed to take a general inventory of every article of public property remaining in which you will include the Buildings &c