Josiah Fox Papers
116 documents
Discussion of Treaty With Great Britain & Supply of Timber for Frigates
Letter, mentions British treaty; discusses live oak timber for Frigate; discusses timber cutting in Georgia.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Timber Supply for Frigate Construction
Letter, discusses timber supply at yard; discusses live oak for Frigates.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Supplying Live Oak Timbers for Frigates
Letter, discusses supply of live oak for Frigates; mentions Congress.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Spars & Availability of Timber for Frigate Construction
Letter, asks for size of spars at top end; discusses availability of timber for Frigate.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Selection & Supply of Timber for Shipbuilding
Advises Fox regarding Claghorne visits to select timber; discusses timber for Frigates; mentions Naval yards.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Relations With Barbary States & Congressional Halt on Frigate Building
Letter, alludes to treaty with Dey of Algiers; mentions Frigates; alludes to Congress halt on Frigate building.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Pine Planks for Frigate, & Contract for the Same
Letter, discusses contract to supply pine plank; discusses plank for Frigates.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Newspaper References to Frigate Building
Letter, describes article on Frigate building at Baltimore; informs Fox re false newspaper article.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Naval Matters Pertaining to the New Frigates, Especially Congressional Intentions
Asks for information regarding Congressional intentions towards Navy. Asks after Captain Dale. Mentions the business of continuing construction of frigates is up before Congress.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Materials for Frigate Construction, Referring to Frigate Constellation at Baltimore
Truxton and others at the navy yard in Baltimore responded to the report of the Marine Committee of the US House by sending lists of materials needed for the construction of one 44 gun and one 36 gun …
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Live Oak Timbers for Frigate Building
Discusses live oak timbers for ships' frames, and the completion of a number of such material components for the building of a frigate.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Ironwork & Bolts for Frigate, & Frigate for Dey of Algiers
Procurement, discusses terms of iron work for Frigate; discusses Frigate for Dey of Algiers; discusses charge for cutting bolts.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Instructions to Navy Yard Clerks
Letter, discusses instructions to Clerks of Naval yards. Encloses extract of a letter dated 20 May 1795 between John Hamilton and Samuel Hodgdon, to justify Garretson's not sending returns to the War …
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Frigate Timbers, Strength, Dimensions, & Performance
Letter, discusses cedar toptimbers re Frigates; discusses Frigate performance; describes strength of Frigates; describes dimensions of Frigate.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Frigate Timbers
Discusses timber for masts, and planks and scantling. Hopes that construction on the frigates will continue. Captain Dale returns to India.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Frigate Timber & Proposed Closing of Navy Yard
Letter, discusses timber for Frigates; discusses timber for futtocks & floors; discusses closing Naval yard.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Frigate Components & Existing Timber Supplies
Letter, asks for list of timber at Naval yards; asks for dimensions of rudder; discusses Frigates; discusses seasoning plank.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Frigate Building and Mail
Letter, asks for info regarding the building the Frigates; discusses mail.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Financial Disputes
Letter, discusses receipt for articles; discusses Pennock refusal to issue receipt; asks for forward of pay.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Financial Dispute Arising from a Refusal to Sign a Receipt
Discusses the affair of an official's refusal to sign an expense receipt.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Estabilshment of Shipyard & of Frigate Construction
Letter, directs Fox to procure Ship yard; discusses Frigate construction; discusses timber for Frigates.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Different Woods for Different Ship Components, & Placing of Guard at Shipyard
Letter, directs yellow pine for quarter deck forecastle; discusses timber for Frigates; discusses guard hired to prevent theft & fire.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscussion of Construction & Craftwork on Frigate, & Possible Suspension of Construction
Letter, discusses progress on Frigate; asks for money to retain employees at yard; discusses suspending operations on Frigate; mentions British Navy; discusses payment for iron & iron work furnished.
Josiah Fox Papers
