Sir

You will Repair to Fort George without Delay and there in conjunction with Captain Dow A:D: QM General employ the Carpenters in constructing two strong Schooners of Sixty feet Keel & twenty feet Beam ー They shou'd be so constructed as not to draw above Six Feet Water ー when they have all their Cannon and stores on board and as I conceive they will be more servicable in proportion as their Guns lay near the water I wou'd have you give them as little height as possible, besides three other Vessells are to be built without Deck's, These shou'd be so contrived as to Row fast and to carry a Cannon of twelve pounds shot in the Bow, and as many on each side as possible whatever Articles you may want, and that are not to be had at Fort George you will make timely application for to Coll [Morgan] Lewis D Q M General that no time may be lost in procuring what may be wanted You will examine the Stores at that place and see what is there and write [illegible] To Ticonderoga to know what Rigging and [illegible] can be spared from thence & cause them to be brought to [Fort] George as soon as the Lake Opens ー