Discussion of Pine Planks for Frigate, & Contract for the Same
Document 1796Letter, discusses contract to supply pine plank; discusses plank for Frigates.
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Mr
Josiah Fox
Naval Constructor
Portsmouth —
Sir
Agreable to your desire, I now Inform you what part of the timber I can procure agreable to your Statement if nothing very Special prevents, Viz. the whole of the 1500 pine Plank also the 200 pieces of pine Scantling delivered at Portsmouth Town wharf, within five or Six weeks from the time of our contracting if we Should contract, at the following prices Viz,
for the Plank to be calculated as Square timber Board measure at 20 Dollars pr thousand the pine Scantling, by the Same mode of Calculation, at 16 Dollars pr thousand, please Sir to let me know by the first Opportunity, whether my terms are agreeable or not
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Gelman Gale[y: probable reading]
Kingston October the 5th 1796
Mr. Josiah Fox
Naval Constructor Portsmouth
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses contract to supply pine plank; discusses plank for Frigates.
Date
10/05/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Kingston
Repository
Collection
Document number
1796100560001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Josiah Fox
Gelman Gale
naval constructor
Notable locations
Portsmouth
Kingston
Portsmouth Town Wharf
Notable items
timber
pine plank
pine scantling
contracting
contract
plank
square timbered board
prices
calculation
terms

