Discussion of Frigate Components & Existing Timber Supplies
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Frigate Components & Existing Timber Supplies
Description
Letter, asks for list of timber at Naval yards; asks for dimensions of rudder; discusses Frigates; discusses seasoning plank.
short description
Ltr, ask list re timber at Naval yards.
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
20
author
sent from location
Baltimore
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Thomas Truxtun
Thomas Truxtun
Stodder
Secy of War
notable location
War office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
New York
notable item/thing
list
live oak
return of post
metal
frigates
planks
stove
rudder
pintles
gudgeon
stove
store
notable phrase
kind enough to reply
plank has been fully and sufficiently seasoned
promised to send me a list of the Norfolk and New York live oak
dimensions of the rudders, pintts and gudgeons with the proportion of metal they are made of
communication respecting the Frigates
document number
1796062060001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | BBS17 (4 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBE14 (0 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | P: 54, bottom half |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Captain Thomas Truxtun | Baltimore | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |