On putting planks for frigate in salt water
Document 1795Talbot'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.
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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
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
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