Letter from the War Office to Captain James Sever
Document 1795Discusses the procedure of using salt water and dry salt to preserve ship timbers. Arrival of copper expected shortly. Discussion on the sending of the wrong sized copper bolts. Sever's pay will be remitted without delay.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Discusses the procedure of using salt water and dry salt to preserve ship timbers. Arrival of copper expected shortly. Discussion on the sending of the wrong sized copper bolts. Sever's pay will be remitted without delay.
Date
05/14/1795
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1795051415355
Page start
113
Notable persons
Captain James Sever
James Hackett
Timothy Pickering
Superintendent
Naval constructor
Joshua Humphreys
Mr Sheaff
Sheaffe
Notable locations
War Department
Philadelphia
New York
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Notable items
white oak timber
salt water
frigate
beams
copper
dry salt
auger
auger holes
pay
USS Congress