Henry Knox requests Captain Richard Dale go to Norfolk to begin frigate construction
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Henry Knox requests Captain Richard Dale go to Norfolk to begin frigate construction
Description
Knox requests that Captain Richard Dale, superintendent for frigate construction, repair to Norfolk without delay, meet with the Naval Agent William Pennock, in order to start frigate construction. Provisional appointment as constructor is John Morgan; may be delayed. Asks that Dale and Pennock try to find a capable constructor or master builder.
year created
1794
month created
08
day created
08
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Richard Dale
notable person/group
Captain Richard Dale
Henry Knox
Naval Agent
William Pennock
John Morgan
Constructor
Master Builder
USS Chesapeake
US Navy
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Virginia
notable item/thing
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794080800655
page start
49
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:49 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Richard Dale | [unknown] | [n/a] |