Outlines Instructions for Live Oak for Frigate Floors
Document 1794Outlines order to procure live oak for frigate floor timbers. Requests dimensions and measurements, and information for the public accounts. Requests that wood be tested for strength and potential decay.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Outlines order to procure live oak for frigate floor timbers. Requests dimensions and measurements, and information for the public accounts. Requests that wood be tested for strength and potential decay.
Date
11/15/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Revenue Office
Document number
1794111540201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Tench Coxe
Notable locations
Revenue Office
Notable items
liv oak
frigate floor timbers