Regarding Timber in Frigate Construction, & Inquiry into Virginia Timber Prices
Document 1797Letter, asks for timber prices in Virginia; mentions timbers for Frigate; alludes to Frigate construction.
Mr. Josiah Fox War Office Sir I shall be obliged by your calling this morning at ten o’clock at this office. I wish for some information relative to prices and facility of ob-taining timber in Virginia, such as masts & spars [& spars inserted with carrot symbol after “masts”] & pine & oak plants. V. obt Servt T.Pickering Department of State Friday, March 11th 1797 –
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[Department of State
11 March 1797]
[Addressed: Mr. Josiah Fox
War Office]
Sir
I shall be obliged by your calling this morning at ten o'clock at this office. I wish for some information relative to prices and facility of obtaining timber in Virginia, such as masts [strikethrough: & Spars] & pine boat plank.
yr. obt. Servt
T. Pickering
Department of State
Friday. March 11th 1797 —
Mr. Josiah Fox
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, asks for timber prices in Virginia; mentions timbers for Frigate; alludes to Frigate construction.
Date
03/11/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Department of State
Repository
Collection
Document number
1797031160001
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Notable persons
Josiah Fox
Timothy Pickering
Notable locations
War Office
Department of State
Virginia
Notable items
obliged by you calling this morning at ten o'clock at this office
wish for some information relative to prices and facility of obtaining timber in Virginia
masts & spars
pine & oak plank
prices
timber
frigate
construction