Regarding Frigate Timber & Frigate for Dey of Algiers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Regarding Frigate Timber & Frigate for Dey of Algiers
Description
Letter, discusses timber for Frigates; discusses shipping timber to Boston; mentions Frigate for Dey of Algiers.
short description
Ltr, dis shipping timber between yards.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
19
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Samuel Nicholson
Naval Constructor
Captain Nicholson
Sheafe
Secretary of War
Claghorne
Claghorn
Dey of Algiers
Colonel Hackett
Vaughan
Vaughn
notable location
Portsmouth
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Norfolk
Algiers
Baltimore
notable item/thing
live oak timbers
timber
schooner
deck beams
frame
contract
building the frigate
frigate
red cedar
masts
32 inch masts
orlop deck beams
notable phrase
engage to deliver you the 32 inch masts in less than one year
seems determined to see what he is to build with before he quits
shipped us on a schooner
contract for building the frigate for the dey of Algiers is completed
expect its now on the passage
glad to hear Mr. Sheafe has rec'd a letter with orders from the honorable Secretary of War to send your live oak timber to us
glad to receive at soon as possible
not rec'd the timber from Philadelphia yet
document number
1796091960001
page start
1
number of pages
3
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | BBU10 (6 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBF15 (1 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBK13 (0 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 | Captain Samuel Nicholson | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Portsmouth | [n/a] |