Treasury Department, March 6, 1798. SIR, IN compliance with your request, dated the 23d of January last, I have the honor to transmit a general statement of the expenditures for the Naval Establishment, to the close of the year 1797, with several abstracts therein referred to, marked from A, to H; exhibiting the names of the agents by whom the expenditures are made. The application of such sums as have not been accounted for, are exhibited on estimate. *I have the honor to be,* *With perfect respect,* *Sir, your obedient servant,* OLIVER WOLCOTT. The Secretary of War. ‡ [Missing Page/s — Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part missing, and we have not been able to locate a more complete copy of the document.] [A.] *Abstract of expenditures in procuring timber in* GEORGIA. Henry Jackson, Naval Agent, Boston. | For this amount paid by him for provisions and other articles, - | *Dolts. Cts.* 1,100 49 Jedidiah Huntington, Agent for procuring axe-men and carpenters. | Wages paid by him to the carpenters and axe-men, - 20,091 72 Sundry articles purchased for their use - - 3,671 90 | 23,763 62 Nicholas Fish, Agent at New-York, | For provisions shipped for the use of the wood-cutters, - | 3,000 82 Tench Francis, Purveyor of Public Supplies. | Tools purchased, provisions shipped, and other expences for the wood-cutters | 16,614 86 John F. Morgan, Superintendant of the wood-cutters. | He received on account of his superintendance, - | 8,698 50 Jos. Copperthwaite, Agent for procuring timber in Georgia. | He received on account of his agency, - 18,556 69 Paid to him for this purpose, by T. Francis, purveyor, &c. - - 48,160 84 | 66,717 53 John Habersham, Agent at Savannah in Georgia. | For this amount paid by him, for provisions and other supplies to the wood-cutters, - | 4,522 55 | 124,418 37 [B.] *Abstract of the freight money paid for the transportation of Georgia wood, to the several Navy Yards.* Jacob Sheafe, Naval Agent at Portsmouth. | Freight of Georgia timber, for the frigate at - - Portsmouth, | *Dolts. Qts.* 13,297 50 Henry Jackson, Naval Agent at Boston. | Ditto of do. at - Boston, - | 10,020 84 Tench Francis, Purveyor of Pub. Supplies. | Ditto of do. at Norfolk, 6,661 33 at Baltimore, 6,047 99 at New-York, 8,991 88 at Philadelphia, 19,996 — | 41,697 20 Freight and expences of storing Georgia wood at Mud Island, 9,168 80 | 50,866 — Gurney and Smith, Naval Agents at Philadelphia. | Freight of Georgia timber, for the frigate at - Philadelphia, | 10,954 76 Samuel & Jos. Sterett, Agents at Baltimore. | Ditto of do. at - - Baltimore, | 9,184 13 William Pennock, Agent at Norfolk, Virginia. | Ditto of do. at - - Norfolk, | 2,080 — | 96,403 23 [C.] *Abstract of expences of the several Navy Yards instituted at Portsmouth, (N.H.) New-York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Norfolk, respectively.* Navy Yards. | Agents. | *Dolts. Cts.* Portsmouth, - - | Jacob Sheafe, - - - - - - | 1,684 85 Boston, - - - | Henry Jackson, - - - - - - | 16,155 26 New-York, - - | John Blagge, - - - - - - | 3,751 99 Philadelphia, - - | Gurney and Smith, - - 1,360 69 | Tench Francis, - - 12,053 81 | 13,414 50 Baltimore, - - - | Samuel and Joseph Sterett, - - | 13,782 40 Norfolk, - - - | William Pennock, - - - - | 6,275 31 | 55,064 28 The foregoing sums expended in materials for fixtures and implements in the Navy Yards, including rent, clerk hire, and the commissions of the several agents. [D.] *Abstract of monies paid for timber (other than Georgia wood,) iron and other materials used in building the Frigates.* Navy Yards. | Agents. | *Dolts. Cts.* Portsmouth, - - | Jacob Sheafe, - - - - - - | 12,570 54 Boston, - - - | Henry Jackson, - - 36,521 96 | Tench Francis, for the Constitution, - 14,606 — | 51,128 76 New-York, - - - | J hn Blagge, - - - - - - | 14,063 77 Philadelphia, - - | G rney and Smith, - - 12,184 97 | T nch Francis, - - 43,312 18 | 55,497 15 Baltimore, - - - | Samuel and Joseph Sterett, - - | 66,266 48 Norfolk, - - - | William Pennock, - - - - | 9,210 27 | 208,736 97 [E.] *Abstract of monies paid by several agents, to ship carpenters, mechanics and labourers, employed at the several Navy Yards, in building the Frigates.* Navy Yards. | Agents. | *Dolts. Cts.* Portsmouth, - - | Jacob Sheafe, - - - - - - | 9,603 18 Boston, - - - | Henry Jackson, - - - - - - | 89,869 36 New-York, - - - | John Blagge, - - - - - - | 11,197 12 Philadelphia, - - | Gurney and Smith, - - 4,114 28 | Tench Francis, - - 59,587 27 | 63,701 55 Baltimore, - - - | Samuel and Joseph Sterett, - - | 74,668 58 Norfolk, - - - | William Pennock, - - - - | 9,095 16 | 258,074 95 (F.) *Abstract of monies paid by several agents, for freight (other than of Georgia wood,) including the rafting of timber to the Navy Yards.* Navy Yards. | Agents. | *Dolts. Cts.* Portsmouth, - - | Jacob Sheafe, - - - - - - | 155 88 | Henry Jackson, - - - - - | 4,020 — New-York, - - - | John Blagge, - - - - - - | 3,748 58 Philadelphia, - - | | 2,372 — Baltimore, - - - | Samuel and Joseph Sterett, - - | 6,095 63 Norfolk, - - - | William Pennock, - - - - | 668 24 | 17,060 33 (G.) *Abstract of monies paid for copper, and other articles imported, and for sail cloth and other articles of domestic manufacture.* | *Dolts. Cts.* Thomas Pinckney, Esq; late minister plenipotentiary at the Court of Great-Britain,— Amount of sundry remittances to London, for the purchase of copper, and other articles for the frigates, | 112,586 66 Henry Jackson,— For cost of seventy-five tons of hemp, - - 21,000 — For ship ballast, - - - - - - | 800 32 | 21,800 32 Proprietors of sail cloth manufactory, Boston— For 1545 pieces, containing 61,375¾ yards, | 22,354 07 Solomon Townshend, contractor for supplying anchors, | 4,252 12 Francis, Brown & Co. proprietors of the Hope furnace, for cannon deliver'd | 16,610 95 Tench Francis, agent expences, | 100 80 John Blagge, for ship ballast, | 66 36 Gardner and Olden, for a quantity of kentledge, | 268 90 | 178,340 18 (H.) *An estimate of the application of balances.* Portsmouth, | Jacob Sheafe,— It is supposed this balance may be applied in the expence of the navy yards, - | *Dolts. Cts.* 381 86 Boston, | Henry Jackson,— His accounts have been render'd to 31st Dec. 1797, the following is an abstract: Expenditures in materials, - - 18,185 — Labour, - - 15,950 58 Navy Yard, - - 853 38 On suspended vouchers,— Freight of Georgia wood, - - 17,609 89 Other expences, estimate— Materials, - - 5,972 92 Labour, - - 5,000 — | 63,571 77 New-York, | John Blagge,— Balance due by him, 5272 dols. Estimate, Navy Yard, - - 1,272 — Materials, - - 2,000 — Labour, - - 2,000 — | 5,272 — Nicholas Fish,— Balance due by him, - - | 49 17 Carried forward, | 69,274 80 *Estimate of balances—Continued.* Brought forward, | *Dolts. Cts.* 69,274 80 Philadelphia, | Tench Francis,— Estimate,—Navy Yard, - - 1,474 87 Materials, - - 22,000 — Labour, - - 20,000 — | 43,474 87 Baltimore, | Samuel and Joseph Sterett,— Their accounts have been rendered to 31st Dec. 1797, the following is an abstract: Freight, other than Georgia wood, - 659 12 Materials, - - - - 14,721 26 Labour, - - - - 30,108 66 Navy Yard, - - - - 1,061 78 Other expenditures,—estimate Materials, 5,000 Labour, 8,000 Navy Yard, 1,119 92 | 14,119 92 | 60,670 74 Norfolk, | William Pennock,— Estimate,—Navy Yard, - - 561 2 Materials, - - 800 — Labour, - - 800 — | 2,161 02 Daniel Stevens, South-Carolina,— Georgia wood, - - - - | 500 — | 176,081 43 (A. A.) *General Abstract of Expenditures for the Naval Armament.* [Large printed table with columns for Ships Built (Constitution, United States, Constellation) and Ships Commenced (Portsmouth, New-York, Norfolk), with sub-columns for Labour, Materials, Freight, across all Navy Yards — figures largely illegible at this resolution] RECAPITULATION. [Table summarizing totals for Ships Built and Ships Commenced, with Labour, Materials, and Freight sub-totals — figures largely illegible at this resolution] Treasury Office, March 6, 1798. This foregoing Statement, with the documents thereto referred to, marked from A to H, has been prepared at the request of the Secretary of War, from the accounts and documents in the office of the Treasury Department relating to this office, or delivered to the Department of the Treasury; and all the documents and certificates thereto annexed have been duly examined and compared. JOSEPH NOURSE, Regist. [Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401310.]