A Drawing Board for Mr. Fox
Document 1795Mr. Fox, who is making drafts for the frigate building at Philadelphia, is in want of a drawing board. Mr. Fox will visit Hodgdon's store to select the board that best fits his needs.
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War Office May 13th 1795
[Hod]g[don] Sir
The articles to be issued from the public st[ores for]
[t]he Frigate building at Philadelphia will be [so]
[n]umerous as to render it inconvenient and a los[s of]
[t]ime for the Constructor to apply to the War Office f[or]
[a] Special Order in every case. You will therefor[e]
[d]eliver such articles immediately on the orders of M[r]
Humphreys the Constructor.
Timothy Pickering
Type
Letterbook
Description
Mr. Fox, who is making drafts for the frigate building at Philadelphia, is in want of a drawing board. Mr. Fox will visit Hodgdon's store to select the board that best fits his needs.
Date
11/21/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1795112115055
Page start
2
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Nathan Jones
Josiah Fox
Notable locations
War Office