Letter from the War Office on Colonel Copperthwait's report regarding difficulties in procurement of live oak
Document 1795Regarding reduction in Frigate production. Colonel Copperthwait returned from an inspection in Georgia on the harvesting of live oak for frigate timber. He estimates it will take one year to procure and deliver the live oak, leaving the ship yards in a lingering condition at heavy public expense. Pickering will suspend operations for four of the constructors at the ship yards of Portsmouth New Hampshire, Boston, New York and Norfolk. Will keep Baltimore and Philadelphia in operation in order to complete and put to sea two of the frigates.
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Letterbook
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Regarding reduction in Frigate production. Colonel Copperthwait returned from an inspection in Georgia on the harvesting of live oak for frigate timber. He estimates it will take one year to procure and deliver the live oak, leaving the ship yards in a lingering condition at heavy public expense. Pickering will suspend operations for four of the constructors at the ship yards of Portsmouth New Hampshire, Boston, New York and Norfolk. Will keep Baltimore and Philadelphia in operation in order to complete and put to sea two of the frigates.
Date
06/29/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1795062915055
Page start
116
Notable persons
Tench Francis
Colonel Copperthwait
Secretary of War
Purveyor
Timothy Pickering
John Morgan
workers
Naval Constructors
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Georgia
New York
Norfolk
Baltimore
ports
Boston
Portsmouth New Hampshire
ship yards
Notable items
timbers
live oak
pine beams
plank
USS United States
USS Constellation