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how many men it would require in two months to cut the frame of one of those vessels in Georgia.

War Department April 21 1794

The Secretary of the Treasury

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Sir

I have the honor to transmit you an estimate* of the quality of Timber, Plank Scantling and Copper &c which will be required for each of the four largest frigates contemplated by the Ad entitled "An Act to provide a naval armament" nearly the same quantity will also be wanted for each of the thirty six gun ships mentioned in the said Act.
It has been decided by the President of the United States that the said frigates be built in the following ports, to wit:

Boston one ? gun ship New York D Philadelphia D Baltimore one of 36 guns Portsmouth Virginia one of 44 D Charleston So. Carolina one of 36 D

It appears to be of indispensible necefsity necessity that immediate arrangements should be made to obtain the articles contained in the estimate and to have them transported to the ports before mentioned - excepting such articles of the timber as may be obtained at, or in the neighbourhood of the said places.

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