Regarding Construction Materials for Frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Regarding Construction Materials for Frigate
Description
Letter, discusses timber & other materials for Frigate.
short description
Ltr, dis timber & materials for Frigate
year created
1796
month created
10
day created
30
author
sent from location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
recipient
in collection
in image
created note
This document date is probably 1796 rather than 1797. It appears in Fox's letterbook between letters dated 0ctober 30, 1796 and November 3, 1796, all of which were written at Portsmouth, NH. Content is consistent with a 1796 date.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
Sheafe
Claghorn
Claghorne
notable location
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
War Office
Boston
notable item/thing
dollars per month
white oak timber
live oak
inspected
timber
plank
frigate
statement of other materials
delivered
knees
defective
pay
notable phrase
what he could procure for his ship
large quantity of the timber selected out for the frigate has proved defective
frames inspected as the timbers are worked
business here being brought to a conclusion
setting off for Boston
document number
1796103040301
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | BBN18 (3 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, New Hampshire | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |