[Providence] Monday Evening Jany 15th 1776
Meeting in being according to adjournment.
Voted. That Nicholas Brown & Capt Nicholas Power write to Mr George Scott to procure and deliver 30 Tons of Locusts (for Trenails) at Bristol Ferry wharf on the Island side, and that the customary price for the same be 42/ pr Ton
Voted. That there be 2 dozen Trenail Augers of 1 ½ Inch, fifteen of 1 ½ Inch, 12 of 1 Inch for scarfing the Keel Deck &c. six of 11/s Inch for floor timber bolts six ½ Inch, six of ¾ Inch. that Wm Russell send to Jno Auger of the bridge for them.
Voted. That there be 4 streaks of 4½ Inch plank at the ring heads one streak under and one over the whale 5 Inches and that the main Deck plank be 4 Inches thick, the Quarter Deck and fore Castle plank be 3 Inches thick sealing 5 Inch plank for the ringhead and 4 plank wide two streaks for the clamps 6½ Inch thick all the rest two Inch plank double. ー
Voted. That Mr Caleb Bowen procure two Main Masts of 86 feet long and 26 Inches Diameter and two Fore Masts 78 feet long and 23 Inches Diameter for the Ships on the best terms he can that he also purchase at [blank] 9000 feet of 3 Inch pine plank to be delivered here on the best terms he can and that they be as long as Possible.
Voted. That there be three whales 10 Inches wide the upper and lower whales 8 Inches thick the middle one 8½ Inches to waiste and sealing for the same from 4 to 2½ Inches thick the Floor timbers 17 Inches deep at the Throat to 12 Inches at the surmark sided 11 Inches that she diminish from the surmark to the whale 9 Inches at the top timber heads to 6 Inches, Length of floor timbers 17 feet from surmark to surmark & 18 Inches head, Dead ris[ing] 20 Inches.
Dimensions of the 32 Gun Ship |
Dimensions 28 Gun Ship |
Gun Deck |
132 feet |
1 Inch |
Gun Deck |
124 feet |
4 Inches |
Keel |
110 |
10¾ |
Keel |
102 |
8½ |
Beam |
34 |
5½ |
Beam |
33 |
10⅜ |
Hold |
11 |
|
Hold |
10 |
8 |
Reckoning 20 /LMy paid By Coll Nightingale
Meeting adjourned to morrow evening 6 o'clock