Discussion of Construction & Launching of Frigate Constitution & Algerian Frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Discussion of Construction & Launching of Frigate Constitution & Algerian Frigate
Description
Letter, describes launching of Algerine Frigate; discusses sails & cordage for Algerian Frigate; discusses white oak timber; discusses timber for Frigate Constitution; mentions Captain of Algerian Frigate.
short description
Ltr, des launching Algerian Frigate.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
30
author
sent from location
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Jacob Sheafe
Captain Herman
Thompson
Col. [James] Hackett
anti-federalists
notable location
Philadelphia
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Algiers
Newby Point
Boston
Langdon Island Wharf
Portsm.
[Portsmouth]
Phila.
[Philadelphia]
notable item/thing
knees
beams
oak
planks
frigate
timber
yard
freight
sail
cloth
cordage
notable phrase
used to armed vessels
wish a line from you on receipt
command the Algerine Frigate
master of a prisoner in Algiers some time
two large schooner loads have lately gone
know not what they could have done had it not been for our yard
keep her on 10 or 12 days longer
backen the business
work pretty well completed
insisted on launching her
gave me this information
interfere in the matter
obliged to supply the Boston frigate with a great number of her principal knees & beams of a considerable of thick oak plank
considerable alterations at launching
launched the Algerine Frigate yesterday
she run of pretty well & was stiff & looks very handsome
written for discretionary leave to take timber from our yard just as might see fit
judge how things are going
w.o. timber
plank
kind enough to me before to mention those articles for sale
think their not taking them for this quarter must be owing to some of our anti-federal friends
observed what you mentioned respecting building
think the extra freight might run them much higher than if purchased in Portsm.
naval constructor
sorry to find the articles of sail cloth and cordage for the Algerine Frigate were purchased in Phila
document number
1797063060001
page start
1
number of pages
5
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (8 pages) | BBV15 (8 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBH01 (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 | Jacob Sheafe | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |