Request for Inventory of Public Timber Stores for Shipbuilding
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Inventory of Public Timber Stores for Shipbuilding
Description
Letter, asks for inventory of public timber; mentions Congress; discusses live oak timber.
short description
Ltr, ask inventory of public timber.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
07
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
purveyor
notable location
War Office
Mud Fort
Georgia
Ossabaw Island
John Morells's Landing
Bryan Morrell's Landing
Peter Morell's Landing
notable item/thing
Secretary of War desires me to request of you a valuation of the live oak timber deposited at Mud Fort and also what remains in Georgia belonging to the public
valuation I apprehend he means to lay before congress
sloops
wood
document number
1797060737001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (6 pages) | BBV12 (6 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBK03 (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 | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |