Request for Live Oak Timbers for Frigate Construction
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Live Oak Timbers for Frigate Construction
Description
Letter, asks for live oak to complete Frigate frame.
short description
Ltr, ask live oak to complete Frigate.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
15
author
sent from location
Baltimore
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Thomas Truxtun
Stodder
Blagge
Secretary of War
James McHenry
carpenters
notable location
Baltimore
Georgia
New York
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
timbers
frigate
list of timbers wanted
like oak
frame
terms
notable phrase
sends you by this conveyance a list of the timbers wanted of live oak to complete our frame
send on these terms immediately or we must discharge our carpenters
document number
1796071560201
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) | BBT08 (4 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBE17 (0 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | P: 56 |
| [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 | [unknown] | [n/a] |