Request that live oak frigate timbers be exposed to air and protected from elements
Document 1796Request goes out to clerk of shipyard at Norfolk [Gosport] Virginia to remove live oak timbers from the ground, separate the bolted timbers, gather all the remainder of timbers and ensure they are exposed to the air. If stem and floor are bolted, leave them as they are. Protect from sea and rain.
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Letterbook
Description
Request goes out to clerk of shipyard at Norfolk [Gosport] Virginia to remove live oak timbers from the ground, separate the bolted timbers, gather all the remainder of timbers and ensure they are exposed to the air. If stem and floor are bolted, leave them as they are. Protect from sea and rain.
Date
09/30/1796
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1796093015055
Page start
191
Notable persons
William Herbert
clerk of ship yard
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Office
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Gosport
Norfolk
Virginia
ship yard
Notable items
live oak
bolted timbers
timbers
floor timbers
stern
sea
rain