Circular Letter from the War Office to Naval Agents, Superintendents, Constructors, Clerks of Ship Yard appointed for building of frigates: Page #1

Circular Letter from the War Office to Naval Agents, Superintendents, Constructors, Clerks of Ship Yard appointed for building of frigates: Page #1

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52 Instructions to the <und>Persons appointed for building</und> the Frigates - No. 1 <und>To the Agents.-</und> War departm,,^{[undecipherable]} Sir You having accepted of the agency of the ship of war to be built at [blank space] are to consider the rules herein specified as the general principles whereby to govern your=self in the execution of the agency. -- 1,,^st You are to provide all the artificers and labores of all description excepting the Constructor or Master builder [undecipherable] to build a ship of guns, the number tobe [sic] such from time to time as will [undecipherable] able to operate with the greatest effect. These workmen to be provided upon the best terms by the day week or month as you shall judge conducive to the [undecipherable] 2,,^nd You are also to purchase such materials for the con=struction and equipment ofthe [sic] said [undecipherable] as shall not otherwise be provided by special contracts under the order ofthe [sic] Secretary of the Treasury and topay [sic] all other incidential or contingent Expenses-- 3,,^rd All the workman and materials for building the said Ship are to be obtained by you upon the estimate or re=quisition [undecipherable] by the Constructor countersigned by the [undecipherable]. [remainder of paragraph undecipherable] 4.^th The Cleark of the [undecipherable] will receive, distribute and ac=count for every article of public [undecipherable] -- 5.^{[undecipherable]} The [undecipherable] and all other [undecipherable] employed [undecipherable] workers at the yard upon the body of the Ship will be [undecipherable]