Circular Letter from the War Office to the Constructors of 44-gun Frigates
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Circular Letter from the War Office to the Constructors of 44-gun Frigates
Description
Copper bolts used to secure lower fullocks to the floor timbers instead of iron because of the possibility of corrosion from bilge water.
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
15
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
secondary recipient
in image
note
Left margin notes that this document was sent, while the one above was not.
author note
No signature, from War Office.
notable person/group
naval constructors
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
fullock
afterbody
timber
copper bolts
iron
bolts
bilge
frigate
forebody
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796021515055
page start
156
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:156. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Constructors of the Frigates | [unknown] | [n/a] |