Discussion of Selection & Supply of Timber for Shipbuilding
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Selection & Supply of Timber for Shipbuilding
Description
Advises Fox regarding Claghorne visits to select timber; discusses timber for Frigates; mentions Naval yards.
short description
Ltr, adv re Claghorne visits for timber
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
13
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Nathan Jones
Hacket
James Hackett
Cheesman
Cheeseman
Forman Cheeseman
Claghorn
Claghorne
George Claghorn
Humphreys
Joshua Humphreys
Truxtun
notable location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
War Office
Baltimore
Norfolk
Boston
Corlaers Hook
Portsmouth
notable item/thing
enclose
letters
building
frigate
business
pieces
ship
timber
notable phrase
shipping any timber
authority to select and forward all sent pieces at those places as will suit for his ship
set out this morning
believe he has procured another
yard which you had in view at Corlaers Hook I believe mr. Cheesman was disappointed in getting
excuse me from writing on that subject as a mighty press of business engrosses my whole time
letters which have been sent to Mr. Hackett I suppose have given you information respecting the building of a frigate at Portsmouth
document number
1796091315001
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) | BBU08 (4 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBF13 (1 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Nathan Jones | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | [n/a] |