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Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… impossible for me to cruise without great risks to masts and sails; and you know how defective we are in both. …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… in New England, where he has a contract for supply of masts and bowsprits, and has already built one fourth-rate …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… their number not yet ascertained. (13) As to naval stores, masts and timber may be had, but with difficulty, labour …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 6,000 tons. I understand there are as good pines for masts of ships, on the landfull as big as Devonshiregranted … advanced towards Canada. Mr. Dellius has lately had 90 masts for ships floated down to within a few miles of York on … to him alone the use of all such trees as are fit for masts of ships and of all such oaks and other timber whether …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… method which you mention in the same place for floating masts of the largest size down the great fall above Albany, … you say you have done against the cutting of trees fit for masts for H.M. ships, but that you endeavour also to get an … in the making of pitch, tar and rosin and providing masts and ship's timber or deal boards, flax or hemp and …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… much rosin as we have encouragement to bring. As for the masts, timber etc. we decline, and indeed the whole, unless … you mention relating to the furnishing His Majesty with masts, because a new contract has lately been made with one … kingdom, any trees whatever that now are or may be fit for masts for vessels of H.M. Royal Navy; but as for other timber …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… loading is to be pipe-staves, plank for ships and eight masts of 16 inches diameter. They say, too, she is almost … Portugal. I have but their words that she carries no more masts or that their diameter is no more than 16 inches. I am … would adventure to make a trip to Portugal with a load of masts, etc. I suspect this design because Mr. Partridge told …