Discussion of Ship Timbers & Construction
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Discussion of Ship Timbers & Construction
Description
Letter, discusses timber & frigate construction.
short description
Ltr, dis timber & frigate construction.
year created
1796
month created
02
day created
18
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Joshua Humphreys
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigates
ships
two pieces of timber
generally stronger than one piece
proportion
toptimber
msat
notable phrase
conclude the risk of an experiment in those ships of too much consequence to be admitted
answering the purpose intended without injury to the ships
document number
1796021815001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BBM10 (3 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |