Discussion of Ironwork & Bolts for Frigate, & Frigate for Dey of Algiers
Item
Type
Autograph Document Signed
Title
Discussion of Ironwork & Bolts for Frigate, & Frigate for Dey of Algiers
Description
Procurement, discusses terms of iron work for Frigate; discusses Frigate for Dey of Algiers; discusses charge for cutting bolts.
short description
Proc, dis terms of iron work on Frigate
year created
1796
month created
10
day created
18
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
in collection
in microfilm
note
Cited in Fox to Francis, 11/03/1796.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Tench Francis
Wolcott
Dey of Algiers
Elisha Hill
James Hill
Elisha and James Hill
Secretary of the Treasury
smith
Treasury
notable location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Philadelphia
New England
Algiers
notable item/thing
proposals
iron
frigate
cutting bolts
drawing bolts
pay
block
straps
notable phrase
articles of agreement will be drawn at the treasury and forwarded for execution
agree to the above they may depend on Mr. Wolcott closing with them
no objection to this provided we pay for iron only
custom in some parts of New England of charging as iron the whole weight of the blocks & straps
put into my hands by the Secretary of the Treasury
observe on the first proposition
no objection to closing with this
dollars per hundred gross
dollars for the iron
object to any charge being made for cutting bolts
drawing them smaller if they are made too large
smith ought to make them to the size required
cents for rivetting may be admitted
proposals made by Elisha and James Hill for furnishing the iron work for the frigate building at Portsmouth for the Dey of Algiers
document number
1796101860001
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) | BBU14 (5 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBG01 (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 | Tench Francis | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | [n/a] |