Regarding Ironwork for Frigate & Payment For That Service

Item

Type

Letterbook Copy

Title

Regarding Ironwork for Frigate & Payment For That Service

Description

Letter, encloses terms regarding iron for Frigate; asks for information regarding payments for iron work.

short description

Ltr, enc terms re iron for Frigate.

year created

1796

month created

09

day created

23

author

sent from location

Portsmouth

recipient

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Elisha Hill
James Hill
Elisha and James Hill
Hacket
Hackett

notable location

Portsmouth

notable item/thing

interest
iron
frigate
iron work
sum
payment
money
remitted
timbering
timber

notable phrase

inquire at what time & in what manner the payments are to be made
paid weekly
money may be remitted him in advance
unable to push the building forward
rec'd your letter
agreeably to your request herewith enclose you Elisha & James Hill term for providing the iron for the proposed frigate

document number

1796092340101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) BBN13 (5 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 Portsmouth [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]