Request for Information Regarding Frigate Armament
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Request for Information Regarding Frigate Armament
Description
Letter, asks for information regarding the arming of frigates.
short description
Ltr, ask information re arming frigates
year created
1797
month created
12
day created
11
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
notable location
War Office
notable item/thing
favour me with information of what monies have been paid out of the Naval fund on account of the following requisition of military stores for the three frigates
principal guide in estimating the further sum that may be necessary to purchase the remainder of such stores
muskets with bayonets
pair of pistols
boarding axes
cutlasses
boarding pikes with staff
barrels of powder
round shot
chain and double headed shot
grape and cannister shot
24 pounder
12 pounder
musket balls
pistol balls
set of implements for each gun
document number
1797121115001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BBK05 (2 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] |