Discussion of Drafts & Models of Frigates
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Discussion of Drafts & Models of Frigates
Description
Letter, discusses masts re draft of 44 gun Frigate; mentions India cloth; asks for draft to scale.
short description
Ltr, dis masts re draft 44 gun Frigate
year created
1794
month created
11
day created
21
author
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in image
note
The author's address is "next door, below the Golden Swan, North Third Street".
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Thomas Truxton
Thomas Truxtun
Navy
constructor
notable location
India
next door, below the Golden Swan, North Third Street
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
placing the masts in the small draught of an American 44 gun frigate
attend to the following rule
bowsprit to sleeve up 14 inches to every yard in length
fore mast
main mast
mizzen mast
take pains with this draft and attend to the above directions and draw the draft complete with all the sails set by the wind
main stay sail
main top mast stay sail
middle stay sail
top mast stay sails
mizzen stay sail
mizzen top mast stay sail
mizzen the main sail
fore sail
tops sails
top gallant sails
need not draw the royals
attend to the dimension here inclosed of all the spars
make you a present of a handsome piece of india cloth for your wife
frigate construction
document number
1794112155001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BBQ02 (2 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Captain Thomas Truxtun | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | [unknown] | [n/a] |