Instructions to William Doughty Clerk of the Naval Yard at Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Instructions to William Doughty Clerk of the Naval Yard at Philadelphia
Description
Knox orders Doughty to report weekly to Messrs. Gurney and Smith on the number of men employed at the ship yard and the amount of their wages.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
11
author
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in image
note
Doughty Clerk of the Philadelphia Naval Yard.
author note
No signature, from War Department.
notable person/group
William Doughty
clerk of naval ship yard
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Messrs. Gurney and Smith
workmen
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
wages
frigates
USS United States
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
document number
1794121115055
page start
93
transcription
Wm Doughty
Clerk of the Naval Yard
Philadelphia [in margin]
W. D. Dec 11, 1794
Sir,
You will on the Saturday of each week between 12 & 1 oclock report in writing to Messrs Gurney & Smith the number of men who have actually been employed at work at the Naval yard in this city in the course of that week with the amount of their wages when some person will be appointed to pay them.
Clerk of the Naval Yard
Philadelphia [in margin]
W. D. Dec 11, 1794
Sir,
You will on the Saturday of each week between 12 & 1 oclock report in writing to Messrs Gurney & Smith the number of men who have actually been employed at work at the Naval yard in this city in the course of that week with the amount of their wages when some person will be appointed to pay them.
Item sets
Document instances
| 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:93 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Doughty | Philadelphia | [n/a] |