On the different calculations as to total measurement of masts and yards
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On the different calculations as to total measurement of masts and yards
Description
Pickering had hoped that since Captains Truxton, Barry and Talbot were in town, they would meet with Joshua Humphreys to consult on the dimensions of masts for the frigates. Pickering includes a chart from Joshua Humphreys with different calculations.
year created
1795
month created
10
day created
10
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Thomas Truxton
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Captain John Barry
Captain Silas Talbot
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
Joshua Humpreys
Mr Steel
Naval Superintendent
Naval Constructor
War Department
notable location
Baltimore
Philadelphia
War Office
War Department
notable item/thing
masts
yards
44 gun frigates
main yard
top gallant
topsail
royal
foremast
topmast
fore yard
cross jack yard
mizen
royal yard
mizen royal mast
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795101015055
page start
133
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:133 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | [unknown] | [n/a] |