Request for Information on Types of Lumber for Shipbuilding

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Request for Information on Types of Lumber for Shipbuilding

Description

Requests clarification on the use of deadwoods and white oak in ship construction.

year created

1796

month created

03

day created

22

author

in image

notable person/group

Thomas Truxtun
David Strodder
War Office

notable location

Navy Yard
Georgia

notable item/thing

deadwood
instructions
white oak
counter orders
opinion

document number

1796032290001

page start

1

number of pages

2

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) NBS04 (2 pages) Collection: Joshua Humphreys Correspondence Vol. 2 Page 8

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author David Stodder [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Captain Thomas Truxtun [unknown] [n/a]