Excerpt from Truxton's sailing book
Document 1795Letter encloses excerpt from Truxton's sailing book, specifically recommendations relating to mast construction
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter encloses excerpt from Truxton's sailing book, specifically recommendations relating to mast construction
Date
03/25/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1795032540001
Page start
4
Note
Enclosed in Talbot to Pickering, 03/31/1795.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Thomas Truxtun
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Portsmouth
New York
Notable items
rigging
seamanship
honor
paper
ships of war
frigates
guns
published
better adapted
correct height
masts
ranger
velocity
song books
dimensions