Discussion of Spars & Availability of Timber for Frigate Construction
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Discussion of Spars & Availability of Timber for Frigate Construction
Description
Letter, asks for size of spars at top end; discusses availability of timber for Frigate.
short description
Ltr, ask size of spars at topend.
year created
1796
month created
08
day created
19
author
sent from location
Berwick
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
George Frost
Colonel Brewster
navy constructor
bearer
notable location
Portsmouth
Berwick
notable item/thing
spars
quarters
top end
dimensions
timber
truss
plank
pine plank
scantling
pine scantling
proposal
notable phrase
inquire of you the bigness of those spars in the quarters and at the top-end
send me the particular dimensions
going in the country to try my timber
document number
1796081960001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | BBU03 (4 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBF09 (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 | George Frost | Berwick | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Portsmouth | [n/a] |