Letter from the War Office on Stoddert's model for a scarph [scarf]
Document 1795Makes mention of Joshua Humphreys and Stodder's model of a scarph, [scarf], which Stodder believes is an improvement. Asks that Stodder send a model or drawing to War Office.
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[Circular to the Naval Constructor]
Sir, War Office, May 29th 1795
It is probable that in providing the timber for the frames of all the Frigates some errors may unavoidably take place. Some timbers may be redundant & some deficient. Hence I have been induced to adopt an idea of Mr Humphreys of transmitting to Mr Morgan a table shewing what timbers had actually arrived in each yard & what were still wanting. Such a table is now inclosed with all the squares blank for you to fill up & return to me. I shall then forward a copy of it without delay to Mr Morgan in Georgia. You will take notice that the squares marked with the letter C are intended to show the lot numbers which are to be of red cedar. If more timbers of one kind are arrived than are wanting in your yard you will insert in the proper square the number instead of 1. The squares you have blank will be understood to show that such timbers are not wanting.
[Mr David Holder]
To V.S. May 31. 1795.
Your letter of the 17th was sent to Mr Humphreys. He has a[nswered] it with the observations which you will see in the inclosed copy of his letter of this day.
You mention your model of a scarphe which you think may be improved on when compared with others. You will oblige me by sending the model or a clear drawing of it to this office.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Makes mention of Joshua Humphreys and Stodder's model of a scarph, [scarf], which Stodder believes is an improvement. Asks that Stodder send a model or drawing to War Office.
Date
05/21/1795
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1795052115055
Page start
110
Notable persons
David Stodder
Joshua Humphreys
War Office
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Naval constructor
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Maryland
Notable items
scarph
scarf
overlapping timbers
model
drawing

