Referral to Frigate Building Operations At Boston & Portsmouth; Detailed Discussion of Ship Timber
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Referral to Frigate Building Operations At Boston & Portsmouth; Detailed Discussion of Ship Timber
Description
Letter, directs Fox to Boston & Portsmouth; discusses timber for Frigates; discusses storing and selling timber; discusses live oak timber.
short description
Directs Fox to Boston and Portsmouth, NH.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
22
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
sent to location
New York
in collection
in microfilm
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Josiah Fox
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
James McHenry
Foreman Cheeseman
naval constructor
notable location
New York
War Office
Boston
Portsmouth
navy yard
notable item/thing
extract
timbers wanted
Boston frigate
frigate
frigate building
return
timber
live oak
offered for sale
sale
notable phrase
largest and finest pieces of live oak such as is procured with difficulty and at great expense
receive no injury by being kept
distribution of it keep this in view
place the rest that it may be offered for sale without disturbing the other
take into consideration the meanwhile a new yard for the timber at New York
received your letters
inclined to think that after selecting the timbers wanted for the Boston Frigate
attended with no disadvantage to proceed to Boston and Portsmouth previous to arranging the timber in New York
document number
1796072200001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | BBT13 (5 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBE23 (0 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | P: 59 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBE29 (1 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | P: 10 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | New York | [n/a] |