Queries from Henry Knox to John Wharton regarding Joshua Humphreys' and Josiah Fox' estimates and proposals on frigate design

Asks opinion of Joshua Humphrey's and Josiah Fox's models from ship builder and designer John Wharton. He asks whether long ships require their extreme breadth as far forward as smaller ships. Where is the dead flat to be placed? He asks to contrast Humphreys' model with those of Josiah Fox, another prominent ship designer who worked for Humphreys. Knox asks whose method is best Fox or Humphreys. He notes that Fox's plan will make the ships look the best, but surmises that Humphreys' method is the strongests. Asks his opinion about the length of the ship and strengths and weaknesses. Asks whether the elimination of a roundhouse would allow for faster sailing.

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