Discussion of Frigates Constellation & Constitution, And of Anchor Weights
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Discussion of Frigates Constellation & Constitution, And of Anchor Weights
Description
Letter, discusses frigates Constellation & Constitution; discusses anchor weight.
short description
Ltr, dis Frigate anchor.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
04
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Captain Barry
Captain Nicholson
constructor
notable location
War Office
Boston
Baltimore
Maryland
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
frigate construction
frigate Constitution
frigate Constellation
copy of Captain Barry's requisition of military stores for his ship
enclose you a letter from Capt. Nicholson
calls for information which is in the line of your office
thought it would be best to send you the request for present
note that the ancor at Portsmouth is much more suitable for the Constellation than it can be for the Constitution
weight
ship
statement that I forwarded to Capt. Nicholson
acnhor
document number
1797080415301
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBK04 (1 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 | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |