Discussion of Timber Supply for Frigate Construction
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Discussion of Timber Supply for Frigate Construction
Description
Letter, discusses timber for Frigates.
short description
Ltr, dis timber for Frigates.
year created
1796
month created
03
day created
25
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partly illegible
notable person/group
David Stoddert
Josiah Fox
Joshua Humphreys
Captain Truxtun
naval agents
Secretary of War
notable location
War Office
notable item/thing
like oak
deadwood
understanding by a conversation I had yesterday
office
make use of live oak for the fore and aft pieces of deadwood
subject of making use of good white oak
expect his opinion in the beginning of the week
document number
1796032515101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BBM13 (2 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 | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | David Stodder | [unknown] | [n/a] |