Autograph Letter Signed

Letter, discusses progress on Frigate; dicusses caulking Frigate; discusses launching Frigate; asks for maple timber to launch Frigate.

05/04/1797

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Secretary of War

damage

timber will be ready fixed for that use and not injured for any other use

see fit to grant the above request you will please to let me know as soon as possible

following matter I wish you to take to the Secretary of War

permission may be granted me to take some of the large pieces of maple timber which were procured for launching ways for the other frigate to launch

frigate is now in considerable forwardness

lower deck laid down, culed up in the hold & between decks

upper deck beams

her bottom squared fit for caulking

set ten caulkers to work next Monday

ready to launch by the last of june