Inquiry Into Naval Ships' Floor Bolts
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Inquiry Into Naval Ships' Floor Bolts
Description
Letter, discusses floor bolts for ships; asks for info regarding Frigate floor bolts.
short description
Ltr, dis floor bolts for ships.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
27
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
great mistake that has happened in the size of the floor, which happened through the commissioner of the revenue
reduced to the size of the war office directions
cost a large sum of money
prevent that expence
opinion whether the ships will be as well secured if the floors should be single bolted
size of the auger
reasons for or against it
document number
1795042755001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | BBQ10 (4 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBD08 (0 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | P: 34 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joshua Humphreys | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | [unknown] | [n/a] |