Discussion of Caulking and Frigate Timbers
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Discussion of Caulking and Frigate Timbers
Description
Describes the method of caulking ships used in the English dock yards, and discusses timber for frigates.
short description
Ltr, dis timber re Frigate.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
24
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Southwark
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
notable location
Southwark
New York
English dock yard
notable item/thing
caulking
seams of the planks
plank
thick stuff
ship
trunnel
trunnill
natural elasticity
wood
black oakum
white oakum
kneads
thickness of the plank
usual allowance
injurious to his ship
well coiled
threads of oakum
notable phrase
endeavour to explain to you in as concise a manner as possible the seams of the planks
document number
1796072415101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BBN03 (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 | Joshua Humphreys | Southwark | [n/a] |