Discussion of Pine Planks for Frigate, & Contract for the Same
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Pine Planks for Frigate, & Contract for the Same
Description
Letter, discusses contract to supply pine plank; discusses plank for Frigates.
short description
Ltr, dis contract to supply pine plank.
year created
1796
month created
10
day created
05
author
sent from location
Kingston
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Gelman Gale
naval constructor
notable location
Portsmouth
Kingston
Portsmouth Town Wharf
notable item/thing
timber
pine plank
pine scantling
contracting
contract
plank
square timbered board
prices
calculation
terms
notable phrase
inform you what parts of the timber I can procure agreeable to your statement
whole of the 1500 pine plank
pieces of pine scantling delivered at Portsmouth town wharf within five or six weeks from the time of our contracting
if we should contract at the following prices
plank to be calculated as square timber board measure at 20 dollars per thousand
pine scantling at the same mode of calculation at 16 dollars per thousand
please sir to let know the first opportunity whether my terms are agreeable or not
document number
1796100560001
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) | BBU13 (4 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBI08 (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 | Gelman Gale | Kingston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Portsmouth | [n/a] |