3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . to the builder or Constructor 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . to the Clerk of the yard. Any remarks you may think proper or alteration[s] be respectfully attended to.— I am &— [Secretary of the Treasury.] Sir War Department July 9.^th 17[94] I request that you would be pleased to de[signate] as early as may be the articles which will be to b[e] obtained by the naval Agents at Norfolk, Baltim[ore], Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Portsmou[th]. Altho I have not yet definitive answers from a[ll] those places, yet as soon as I shall receive them [I] am desirous of putting every thing in train of execution.— The Secretary War Department July 14.^th 17[94] of the Treasury Sir I request that you wou[ld] please to h[ave] placed in the hands of the Naval Agents who ha[ve] definitively accepted of their appointments ce[r]- [tain] sums of money with which to commence their operations.— To wit. Jeremiah Yellot [P?] [Gurney &] Smith and Henry Jackson — Boston You will be better able to form a judgement of the sum than I can as you will decide upon th[e] articles which are to be obtained by them. I shall transmit the instructions mentioned to y[ou] to them and inform them for further directions relat- ively to articles to be purchased, that they will apply to the Commissioner of the Revenue.— The Secretary War Department July 14.^th 1794 of the Treasury Sir I request that you would please to have placed in the hands of the naval Agents who have definitively accepted of their appointments certain Sums of Money with which to commence their operations.— to wit. Jeremiah Yellot — Baltimoa Gurney & Smith — Philadelphia John Blagge — New York and Henry Jackson — Boston.— You will be better able to form a judgement of the sum than I can as you will decide upon the articles which are to be obtained by them.— I shall transmit the instructions mentioned to you to them an[d] inform them for further directions relatively to artil[es]