Joshua Humpreys' recommendations on when to cut timber for frigates

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Knox informs Coxe that Joshua Humphreys recommends months of January and February are best for cutting oak beams for frigates. This he believes will ensure the best possible chance of lasting.

Date

10/24/1794

Author

Henry Knox

Recipient

Tench Coxe

Sent from

War Department

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

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

Document number

1794102415155

Page start

89

Notable persons

Tench Coxe
Henry Knox
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of War
Naval Constructor
Joshua Humphreys

Notable locations

War Department
Philadelphia
Georgia

Notable items

oak
timbers