War Office Dec^r 17^th 1797 Sir I [undecipherable: probable reading shall] be much obliged to you to furnish me with information of what monies have been paid out of the Navy fund on account of the following requisition of [undecipherable] Stone, for the three Frigates as it will be my principal guide in estimating the further sums that may be necessary to purchase the remainder of Such Stores. — Viz^t: 300 Muskets with Bayonetts &c. (complete) [undecipherable] 250 Pairs of Pistols d^o 300 Boarding Axes d^o 580 Cutlasses d^o 44 Blunderbusses. d^o 310 Boarding Pikes with Staffs d^o 120 Battle Lanthorns d^o 700 Barrels of Powder [undecipherable] (35) 26 Pounders { 10,000 Round Shot. [undecipherable] 1,600 Chain & Double Headed Shot. 9,900 Stocks for Grape & Cannister Shot [undecipherable] 18 pounders { 4,600 Round Shot 720 Chain & Double Headed Shot 900 Stocks for Grape & Cannister Shot. 600 [undecipherable: probable reading Pound grenados] 110 [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] 40,000 Musket Balls, 50,000 Pistol Balls. 15 Tons of Sheet Lead a Set of Implements for each gun [undecipherable] to m^r [undecipherable], I am Sir [undecipherable] Francis Esq^r with respect ([undecipherable]) your obed^t Serv^t [undecipherable]