Request for Information Regarding Dockyard Machine
Document 1795Letter, asks for information re dock yard machine; discusses ship moulds.
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May 18.1795
Sir
I wish you to send me a description of the machine they have in the Dock yards for drawing bolts, I will thank you to describe it as [undecipherable: nearly] minute as possible — I find you have been very much mistaken in the lengths of the cants, left, the moulds are made as I expected, the Butts are aline with the Midship Moulds —
I am with Respect.
Joshua Humphreys
[Addressed to: Mr Josiah Fox]
[Cover notation: Phila. 18 May 1795 / Joshua Humphreys]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, asks for information re dock yard machine; discusses ship moulds.
Date
05/18/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1795051855001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Josiah Fox
Joshua Humphreys
Notable locations
Philadelphia
dock yard
Notable items
machine
bolts
moulds
balls