Discussion of Timber for Ship Masts & Spars; Discussion of Navy Yards
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Discussion of Timber for Ship Masts & Spars; Discussion of Navy Yards
Description
Letter, describes timbers available for masts & spars; discusses Navy yards.
short description
Ltr, des timbers available for masts.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
23
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
laborers
notable location
New York
Corlair's Hook
Corlears Hook
Navy Yard
Naval Yard
notable item/thing
masts
spars
inches diameter
reasonable terms
lower end
scantling
rafts
ship
present yard
butt or lower end
large quantity of spars
notable phrase
employed getting the plant out of the water
require to be well stored and protected from the weather
purchased on reasonable terms
stocked last spring with spars
anxious to be informed if I am right in my conclusion
breadth mentioned is for the plank
found about 90 of them of sufficient length
obedience to your communication
inquiry relative to the masts, spars
from the best information
find it at this season of the year impossible to procure masts of such size and length
document number
1796072340001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BBN02 (3 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 | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |