Tench Francis

Biographical Sketch	Appointed by President George Washington Feb 1795 as nation's first Purveyor of Public Supplies (Navy pursers)
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Associated Documents (114 total)	Parcel of Saltpeter Invoice of Hospital Stores Attaches Requested Copy of Letter Requests Patterns for Iron Ballasts Refers to Plans with John Morgan to Cut Wood and Build Frigate Indian Corn Request for inquiry regarding availability of cannon for Algerine frigate Letter Citation Equipage for the Chickasaw Chiefs 1000 Tin Canteens Drums Lodged by Tinley Transporting Spars for the Frigate Letter Citation On the keel wood for frigate; salting of oak wood; and whether oak wood is preferable to live oak Letter Citation Meeting with Mr King on the matter of reducing copper Compensation for services in frigate construction Enclosed from Captain Truxton Letter from the War Office on resignation of Messrs. Gurney and Smith as Naval Agents at Philadelphia Construction of Frigates, Supplies Letter from the War Office on Colonel Copperthwait's report regarding difficulties in procurement of live oak Request for Further Pay as Naval Constructor Joshua Humphreys' means of furnishing pitch pine plank for frigates Concerning claims and other financial matters Notification of Payment by Joshua Wentworth, Request for Quarterly Pay
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