Discussion of Different Woods for Different Ship Components, & Placing of Guard at Shipyard
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Discussion of Different Woods for Different Ship Components, & Placing of Guard at Shipyard
Description
Letter, directs yellow pine for quarter deck forecastle; discusses timber for Frigates; discusses guard hired to prevent theft & fire.
short description
Ltr, dir yellow pine on forecastle.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
16
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Joshua Humphreys
Hackett
guard
navy constructor
notable location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Philadelphia navy yard
notable item/thing
country yellow pine
quarter forecastle
deck
frigate
proposed frigate
oak trunnails
trennails
treenails
oak
lower deck
yellow Norway pine
locust
fire
arson
accident
boiler
small stuff
stolen
report
orlope
lower deck beams
notable phrase
use the country yellow pine for the quarter forecastle & lower deck of the proposed frigate
quarter deck forecastle & lower deck may be of that country yellow Norway pine
improper to admit the trunails of oak
no attempt has been made to my knowledge to set the frigate on fire
necessary to have a guard to prevent accidents as fire is kept under the boiler all night
document number
1796091660001
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) | BBU09 (5 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBF14 (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 | Joshua Humphreys | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | [n/a] |