Extracts about Contracts for Copper. [Pr�cis of correspondence and extracts (1777-1823) re experiments with, and contracts for, copper for ships. Correspondents referred to include John Vivian, John Grenfell, Mr Vernon, Mr Bennet, Capt Douglass, Capt Corbet, Mr Bolton, Owen Williams, Mr Collins, Mr Wyatt, John Williams, William Grenfell, George Grenfell, Charles Biscoe Grenfell, William Forbes, Alexander Raby; ships referred to include Rivoli, Superb, Desiree, Bittern, Medusa, Eolus, Penelope, Lion, Swiftsure, Success, Flora, Intrepid, Hector, Arethusa, Bellona, Tamar, Apollo, Goliath. Watermarked 1811-1821]