Description of Specifications for Building of 36-Gun Frigate
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Description of Specifications for Building of 36-Gun Frigate
Description
Letter, describes terms to build 36 gun Frigate.
short description
Ltr, des terms to build 36 gun Frigate.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
25
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Forman Cheesman
Foreman Cheesman
Forman Cheeseman
builders
joiners
notable location
New York
United States
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
terms
build a frigate
frigate
36 gun frigate
price
ship
statement
twenty pounds per ton
head
galleries
iron work
joiners work
launch
valuation
timber
notable phrase
launch her in ten months
take a valuation any timber the United States may have to dispose of that will answer the above ship
stating his terms to build a Frigate to carry 36 guns
give you my price for building a ship agreeable to the dimensions in your statement to carry 36 guns
document number
1796072555001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | BBT15 (5 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBF03 (0 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | LbC |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Forman Cheesman | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | [unknown] | [n/a] |