On Josiah Fox's letter on laying the keels of frigates and launching
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On Josiah Fox's letter on laying the keels of frigates and launching
Description
Humphreys refers to a letter by Josiah Fox from Portsmouth Virginia indicating that neither time nor expense should be spared in laying the keel in the best possible position for launching.
year created
1795
month created
06
day created
22
author
recipient
in image
author note
Joshua Humphreys
recipient note
Timothy Pickering
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Joshua Humphreys
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
War Department
Secretary of War
notable location
Philadelphia
Navy Yard Philadelphia
Portsmouth Virginia
notable item/thing
abaft
blocks
keel
false keel
ways
[quays]
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
frigate launching
document number
1795062240155
page start
113
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:113 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |