Letter to Naval Constructor David Stodder on errors and timber shipment
Document 1795Discusses scarph to the ports for 36 gun frigates. Refers to fact that there are differences between 36 and 44 gun frigate designs. Refers to an error that appeared in last letter. List of timbers still wanting will be sent to Georgia. Hope to deliver a supply soon.
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[Mr James Hacket
Naval Constructor
Page 136]
War Office Oct. 24. 1793
Sir
Inclosed is a statement of the 3 Buttocks that lengthen and shorten to give scantl to the Ports for the 36 Gun Frigates, in which are included the Septembers that are to be of Letter; the former table transmitted to you was intended for the 44 Gun Frigates which by no means agrees with the Draught of the 36 Gun Frigates, therefore it will be necessary to conform to this now enclosed.
should any part of this Statement appear erroneous you will please to state it in your next letter
War Office Oct. 26. 1793
[Mr Davis Stodder
Naval Constructor
Page 136]
Sir
Inclosed a Statement of the 3 Butts to [undecipherable] scantl to the ports for the 36 Gun Frigates, in which are included the Septembers that are to be of Letter. The former table transmitted to you was intended for the 44 Gun Frigates, which by no means agrees with the Draught of the 36 Gun Frigates, therefore it will be necessary to conform to this enclosed. An error having appeared in your last letter [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] your Yard makes it necessary to [undecipherable] you that in the columns under Cant timbers in the after Body are wanted several timbers probably through mistake in the Star table — were a regular Statement made out from [undecipherable] with even timbers are left out. If you should find any part of those tables to be erroneous you will please to inform me in your next letter. Your account of what timbers are yet wanting at Baltimore have been sent to Georgia, and am in hopes you will get a supply soon.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Discusses scarph to the ports for 36 gun frigates. Refers to fact that there are differences between 36 and 44 gun frigate designs. Refers to an error that appeared in last letter. List of timbers still wanting will be sent to Georgia. Hope to deliver a supply soon.
Date
10/26/1795
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1795102615255
Page start
138
Notable persons
David Stodder
War Department
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
Naval Constructor
John Morgan
US Navy
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Georgia
Notable items
44 gun frigate
timbers
scarph
scarf
ports
live oak

