Discussion of Shipbuilding Estimates, & Progress on Frigate at Portsmouth
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Shipbuilding Estimates, & Progress on Frigate at Portsmouth
Description
Letter, encloses estimate to build ship; discusses request for information; mentions shipbuilding at Portsmouth.
short description
Ltr, enc estimate to build ship.
year created
1798
month created
02
day created
26
author
sent from location
Portsmouth
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
James Hackett
Col. Thompson
notable location
Philadelphia
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Maine
notable item/thing
shipbuilding
ship
size
notable phrase
obliged to you for your partiality to Portsmouth in the shipbuilding line
feel myself highly gratified in giving you every information in my power
more acquainted with those matters than I am myself who will with pleasure give you every information in his power
other matters you mention in your letter I must refer you to Col. Thompson
honored with a line from you
inclose you an estimate of what a ship of the size you mentioned in your letter may be built for
document number
1798022660001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | BBW12 (2 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | R:1, Naval Architectural Shipbldg Papers |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Colonel James Hackett | Portsmouth | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |