Description Receipt from James Patterson

"1812 Mr. Smith received from em for Capt. Fleming

May 27th Two [bows pasts?] of 17 inches each.

one stick of square timber one ton

one stick left at Mr. Mortimers for two ton [homefod?]

28th for order Capt Morrison 13 tons and 39 feet square timber

June 3rd to Mr. Smith for Ship Robert 4 tons and 12 feet 

12th [porder?] by a Captain one spor 12 inches

May 28th Survayed by John Headley and Received

by William McLean the bill not 

received by me yet five tones 28ft

Please give me a receipt for the above

James Patterson

Received the within

Pictou 24th June 1812

for E. Mortimer

George Smith"