Offer of position of naval superintendent at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Document 1796Josiah Fox offers Captain Thompson the position of superintendent at Portsmouth New Hampshire for $1300. If he accepts the terms, is to write to Secretary of War James McHenry.
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Dimensions of Masts & Yards continued
[Table with columns: Number | Description | Length (f. / In:) | Diameter (In:) | Length of Taper (f. / In:) | [Diameter] (In:)]
1 Crossjack Yard 48f 10¾ 2 s. 4½
1 Maintopsail Yard 48f 10¾ 4.2 3½
1 Foretopsail Yard 43f 9¾ 3.8 4½
1 Mizzentopsail Yard 34.5 7¾ 7.2 3½
2 Maintopgallant Yards 24.0 6½ 2.3.4 2½
1 Foretopgallant Yard 26.1 5½ 2.2.5 2.5
1 Mizzentopgallant Yard 20.6 4¾ 13.4 2
1 Maintopgallant Royal Yard 28.9 4¾ 6 2.5
1 Foretopgallant Royal Yard 19.0 3¾ 4 2
1 Mizzentopgallant Royal Yard 13.4 3¾ 3 1½
1 Spritsail Yard 43f 9¼ 19¾ 4¼
3 Spritsail Topsail Yard 26.1 3.3 1.0 2.5
1 Spanker Boom 48f 1.5
Spanker Yard 26.1 .3 2.5
Lower Studding Sail Booms 10 8 [undecipherable: probable reading "Sawn to pieces"]
3 Do Yards 25 4.5 2.5
2 Foretopsail Studding Sail Booms 3.4 0.3 1.3½
2 Do Yards 14.0 4.5 2.5
2 Topmast Studding Sail Booms 30.9 .6 4
2 Do Yards 17.6 3½ 1½
2 Maintopgallant Studding Sail Booms 26.6 2.5 3¼
2 Do Yards 13.10 3 1½
2 Foretopgallant Stud[d]ing Sail Booms 26.10 4½ 3
2 Do Yards 12.3 2.5 1.5
1 Ensign Staff 30.0 3.4 3.5
1 [undecipherable]34 Staff 14.0 3½ 3.4
1 [undecipherable] Gaff 30.4 1.5 3.4
1 Dolphin Striker 9.0 3½
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W.C. [undecipherable] 22 9¾
[Docket:] Capt: The: Thompson
Portsmouth N[H]
The Secretary of War having communicated your communic[ation] to him on the 3 Day of November last [undecipherable] me to inform you that whereas you [are] inclined to accept of 1306 [undecipherable] as a just compensation for rendering the service contained
Type
Letterbook
Description
Josiah Fox offers Captain Thompson the position of superintendent at Portsmouth New Hampshire for $1300. If he accepts the terms, is to write to Secretary of War James McHenry.
Date
12/22/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1796122237155
Page start
202
Notable persons
Captain Thomas Thompson
Josiah Fox
Mr. Quincy
clerk of ship yard
naval constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
naval superintendent
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Notable items
frigate