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Copy letter from the Master Shipwright Assistant and Master Mast Maker at Plymouth...

Catalogue reference: ADM 354/157/8

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This record is about the Copy letter from the Master Shipwright Assistant and Master Mast Maker at Plymouth... dating from 1757 Aug 29.

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Reference
ADM 354/157/8
Date
1757 Aug 29
Description

Copy letter from the Master Shipwright Assistant and Master Mast Maker at Plymouth to Commissioner Rogers. The bowsprit was made of a stick which was new but had a few knots, one of which was decayed which was bored out and found sound. We coaked and brought on a flat solid fish on the upper side which was secured with hoops and wooldings. We were satisfied that the bowsprit was stronger than one made from a clear stick free from knots and worked without a fish.

Enclosure

Held by
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library, Manuscripts Section
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9232100/

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Copy letter from the Master Shipwright Assistant and Master Mast Maker at Plymouth...