Letter from the Revenue Office concerning naval armament

Item

Type

Letterbook Copy

Title

Letter from the Revenue Office concerning naval armament

Description

This letter notifies the Secretary at War that public advertisements have been issued for the procurement of naval armaments. The letter also outlines the contractual relationships for the construction of frigates in six port cities.

year created

1794

month created

12

day created

22

author

Tench Coxe

sent from location

Revenue Office

recipient

Henry Knox

in collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127)

in image

ZVV09
ZVV09a

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Tench Coxe
John T. Morgan
shipwright
Henry Jackson
Naval Agent
Isaac Holmes
Daniel Stevens
commissioner revenue
collector of customs
Jedidiah Huntington
John Habersham
Joseph Clay
Levi Hollingsworth and son
Captain John Barry
Mr. Gardner
Mr. Olden
Tench Francis
naval agents
blacksmith

notable location

Revenue Office
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Charleston
Carolinas
Georgia
New London
woodcutters
mast makers
block makers
coopers
boat builders
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Hope Furnace
Delaware

notable item/thing

live oak
cedar timber
cannon ball
kentledge
iron ballast
yellow pine
pitch pine
white oak
locust trennails
cordage
contracts
sheathing copper
bolts
nails
bunting
iron kitchens
anchors
sail cloth
bar iron

notable idea/issue

frigate construction

document number

1794122240055

page start

33

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[view document] (3 pages) ZVV09 (56 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127) [unknown]
[view document] (3 pages) ZVV09a (55 pages) Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127) [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Tench Coxe Revenue Office [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]