Letter from the Navy Constructor

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Type

Printed Document

Description

"Statement of materials &c. on hand in the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, arranged agreeably to the foregoing instructions."

Date

11/04/1796

Author

Josiah Fox

Sent from

New York

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127)

Document number

1796110415056

Page start

18

Note

Enclosed in a letter (on pages 18-20) from James McHenry, Secretary at War, to Chairman of the Committee for Naval Armament, dated 1 May 1798.

Notable persons

Josiah Fox
navy constructor

Notable locations

New York
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Boston

Notable items

carling
timber
ledges
trees
caps
bunting
bales
mast block
anchor
hogheads
hooks
iron hoops
half thick
kersey
live oak
top timbers
hook
counter timbers
marked
numbered
rasing knife