Colonel George Claghorn's letter regarding dimensions and type of frigate timbers
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Colonel George Claghorn's letter regarding dimensions and type of frigate timbers
Description
Joshua Humphreys reports that he has considered the letters of Colonel George Claghorn, naval constructor of Boston. He discusses the dimensions of frigate timbers, and the merits of oak timbers and pine timbers. He concludes that there is no impropriety in reducing the timber size by a small margin.
year created
1795
month created
08
day created
21
author
sent from location
Navy Yard
recipient
in image
author note
Joshua Humphreys
recipient note
Timothy Pickering
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Joshua Humphreys
George Claghorn
Claghorne
naval constructor
notable location
Navy Yard Philadelphia
Boston
notable item/thing
frigate
timbers
live oak
pine
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795082140055
page start
130
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:130 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joshua Humphreys | Navy Yard | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |