Estimate of Copper Required for Sheathing Vessels By Ton
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Estimate of Copper Required for Sheathing Vessels By Ton
Description
Letter, describes quantity of copper needed for vessels by tonnage.
short description
Ltr, des quantity of copper for vessels
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
22
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Tench Francis
Joshua Humphreys
notable item/thing
copper
vessels
ships
tonnage
nails
bolts
sheets
notable phrase
pleasure to enclose you an estimated quantity and weight per foot of copper it will require for coppering vessels of the following tonnage
number of nails necessary for each foot
sheets are three feet nine inches long by 14 inches wide
vessels of 100 tons
copper
copper bolts
same predicament as the sheets
obliged to cut them before they can be shipped which causes great waste in the bolts
document number
1798032215401
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | BBP04 (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 | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Tench Francis | [unknown] | [n/a] |