Prepared to Cut Cedar Timber if Terms Are Agreeable
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Prepared to Cut Cedar Timber if Terms Are Agreeable
Description
Letter, informs availability to cut cedar for Frigate frames; asks for written instructions re procedures.
short description
Ltr, inf availability to cut cedar.
year created
1796
month created
01
day created
02
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
in image
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
notable location
Philadelphia
Hog Island
notable item/thing
proposal
expedition
cedar timber
frames
frigates
impediment
cutting
moulds
molds
terms
instructions
notable phrase
requisite that suitable instructions should be given me in writing before my departure from this city for regulating my general proceedings
attentively considered your proposal of my undertaking an expedition to Hog Island or its vicinity
cut what cedar timber may be wanted to complete the frames of the frigates now building
impediments in my family are removed which prevented me complying earlier with your request
tender my services for cutting the necessary cedar timber agreeable to moulds that may be prepared for that purpose provided the terms are agreeable
document number
1796010215001
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) | BBR17 (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 | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |