On putting planks for frigate in salt water

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Talbot's plan to put the planks for the frigate in salt water is a sound one. Caution that there are any worms in the water which could cause damage. The mode of securing it, Talbot and the constructor should attend to.

Date

11/18/1795

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1795111815155

Page start

144

Notable persons

Captain Silas Talbot
naval constructor
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Joshua Humphreys
War Department

Notable locations

New York
Philadelphia
War Office

Notable items

frigate
salt water
planks
worms