Statement for Timber for 36-gun frigates.
Document 1795Naval Constructor Josiah Fox lists the dimensions of timber for 36 gun frigate.
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Thirty Six Gun Frigates
[Table with columns. Left margin label:] Apprentices that [3] [shuttles?] that each returns [3] [shuttles?] at the [Roth?] and to the [Hets?] of the slide —
[Right margin label:] [3] [shuttles?] to turn off to the [Roth?] and to the [Hets?] of the slide —
[Column headers, left to right:] [Numbers] | [undecipherable] | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.0 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] [tumbler?] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.4 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] [tumbler?] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.6 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] [tumbler?] | [undecipherable] | Cuts off / Cuts ff | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | Cuts off / Cuts ff | [undecipherable]
[Row data:]
1 | [a] | 2 Ord | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.0 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] [tumbler?] | 2.3 [tongues?] to track for the [undecipherable] | [repeated columns]
2 | [b] | [undecipherable]
3 | [c] | [undecipherable]
4 | [D] | 4 Ord | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.0 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] | 2.4 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] | 3.0 [tongues?] to track for the [undecipherable]
5 | [E] | [undecipherable]
6 | [F] | [undecipherable]
7 | [G] | 5 Ord | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.0 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 3.0 [tongues?] to track for the [undecipherable]
8 | [H] | [undecipherable]
9 | [I] | [undecipherable]
10 | [J] | [undecipherable]
11 | [K] | 6 Ord | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.2 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] | 2.4 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] | 3.2 [tongues?] to track for the [undecipherable]
12 | [L] | [undecipherable]
13 | [M] | [undecipherable]
14 | [N] | [undecipherable]
15 | [O] | 8 Ord | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.2 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] | 2.4 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] | 3.2 [tongues?] to track for the [undecipherable]
16 | [P] | [undecipherable]
17 | [Q] | [undecipherable]
18 | [R] | [undecipherable]
19 | [S] | 9 Ord | Cuts off / Cuts ff | 2.2 shots to pass through the [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable]
20 | [T] | [undecipherable]
21 | [U] | [undecipherable]
[Page 137 continues:]
23 | [undecipherable]
24 | [undecipherable]
25 | [undecipherable]
26 | [undecipherable]
27 | [undecipherable]
28 | [undecipherable] | 3.0 [undecipherable] | [undecipherable]
29 | [undecipherable] | 3.3 [undecipherable] | [undecipherable]
30 | [undecipherable]
31 | [undecipherable]
32 | [undecipherable] | 1 Oct | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 1 sum of 1.45 [or similar] [undecipherable] | [undecipherable]
33 | [undecipherable] | 1 Oct | [undecipherable]
34 | [undecipherable] | 1 Oct | [undecipherable]
35 | [undecipherable] | 1 Oct | [undecipherable]
36 | [undecipherable]
37 | [undecipherable]
38 | [undecipherable]
39 | [undecipherable]
40 | [undecipherable]
41 | [undecipherable]
42 | [undecipherable]
43 | [undecipherable]
[Narrative text, upper right of page 137:]
[Sum of 1.45 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]
[better [undecipherable] the [Upper?] [undecipherable]]
The blocks of the [henny?] tumblers are to have two [?] of the [upper?] [undecipherable] [Presses?]
the [several?] made [Pensions/Dimensions?] are [not?] very [distinct?] until [undecipherable]
[strong?] and [sufficient?] [undecipherable] to the Administration, but [Pressures?] are [off?] these
[numbers?] of [interest?] and [long?] sufficient [shape?] of the [3] tumblers which only
make [Upper?] [Work?] but if these tumblers are not [procured?] of sufficient [strength?]
then the 3 [shuttles?] must [not?] be the [Class?] to regulate the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] with respect to the [undecipherable] [Attention?] is to regulate the [Upper?]
as well as [necessary?], is necessary to [prove?] more about [Upper?] [Apprentices?] only that needs [undecipherable]
[Penny?] numbers and then the chief [Apprentice?] [generally?] only that makes [undecipherable]
[Persons?] they can [better?] to be [?] until the [?] is at [?] not [done?], when they may
be otherwise agreeable to the [Draught?] — the chief [interest?] that [shares?]
on the [Bills?] are to be the Class except [?] this [?] [Difference?] [state?] on these [Bills?]
to [account?] of [their?] [making?] [themselves?] for receiving the [?]
[Upper one?] must [?] [five?] [?], the [Atlas?] of the [Post?] are able to be [?] each, the
Upper ones to [?] to [?] to [?] [Grievance?] of the Post-
[Upper ones?] and [?], the [?] and [Receipts?] are not yet [?], places
are left vacant for them to the Column of [3] [shuttles?] to whether —
War Office, Oct. 5th 1795
[signed] [Saml. Hodgdon?], [Qy. Master Contractor?]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Naval Constructor Josiah Fox lists the dimensions of timber for 36 gun frigate.
Date
10/20/1795
Author
Recipient
Document number
1795102015055
Page start
136
Notable persons
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
Secretary of War
War Department
Timothy Pickering
Notable locations
Gosport
Norfolk
Virginia
Notable items
timbers
36 gun frigate
USS Chesapeake

