Regarding White & Live Oak Timbers for Frigate Construction, Frigate Constitution, & Algerian Frigate
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Regarding White & Live Oak Timbers for Frigate Construction, Frigate Constitution, & Algerian Frigate
Description
Letter, discusses keg of butter; discusses live & white oak timber for Frigate at Boston; alludes to Frigate Constitution; describes progress on Algerian Frigate.
short description
Ltr, des progress on Algerian Frigate.
year created
1797
month created
03
day created
27
author
sent from location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Edmund H Quincy
[Quincy]
Mrs. Fox
Mrs. Quincy
Col. Hackett
Sheafe
Capt. George Higgins
notable location
Philadelphia
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Philada.
[Philadelphia]
Boston
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Maine
notable item/thing
butter
vessel
trader
trade
design
men
yard
ship
launch
weather
builder
frigate
model
store
family
pickle
post
letter
salary
delivery
oak
timber
white oak
constructor
sloop
keg
bill
notable phrase
write me how you find the butter
vessel that brings you this will be a constant trader to Philadelphia
articles you may wish to send to me for may often be sent you
hope we shall have your company at the launching as you planned the ship it must afford you pleasure to see the completion of your design
often talk of you
wish you were nearer that we might sometimes see you
make my respects
40 men in the yard the greatest part of whom are reputed to be excellent carpenters
if nothing material happens to retard the work the ship will be ready to launch by the beginning of july
done in a workman like manner
closed in by the 12th of April weather permitting
uncommon hard winter intensely cold & since the spring commenced very boisterous
short days is against the builder
think you would be pleased to see the progress made in the Algerine Frigate
really a pretty model
kind enough to supply me with it being from his own family store
advises your adding to the butter a good strong pickle well strained to preserve it sweet
wrote you hastily by post
received my last quarter's salary on the old establishment
busily engaged in the delivery of the live and white oak timber for the ship at Boston
expect to complete in all this week the quantity sent for
naval constructor
this will handed you
Sloop Nancy
on board I have shipped you a keg of butter
bill enclosed which I hope will arrive safe
butter prove agreeable
document number
1797032760001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | BBV08 (6 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBI02 (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 | Edmund H. Quincy | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |