Inspection and Classification of Stores at Three Naval Yards
Document 1796Fox is to visit the naval yards at Boston, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Boston, to examine the stores. He is to class the timbers according to directions laid out in the letter. He is also to ensure that the stores and timbers are secure from weather and theft. Shipbuilders should send quotes to McHenry for the construction of a 36 gun frigate.
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Letterbook Copy
Description
Fox is to visit the naval yards at Boston, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Boston, to examine the stores. He is to class the timbers according to directions laid out in the letter. He is also to ensure that the stores and timbers are secure from weather and theft. Shipbuilders should send quotes to McHenry for the construction of a 36 gun frigate.
Date
07/12/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796071200001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Josiah Fox
James McHenry
shipbuilders
Secretary of War
Accountant of the War Department
Notable locations
New York
Portmouth, New Hampshire
Boston
navy yard
Philadelphia
Baltimore
warehouses
War Department
War Office
Notable items
journey
examine
assort
distinct parcels
ship timbers
planks
naval stores
greater protection
security
36 gun frigate
sketch A
classes
live oak
frigates
construction
timbers
floors
futtocks
knees
defects
statement
thickness
length
masts
spars
estimate
weather
enclosures
naval materials
contract
terms
vessel
well seasoned timber
reasonable compensation
warrant
expenses
vouchers
reports
disbursements
progress made on the frigate building
top timbers