Report respecting frigate construction
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Report respecting frigate construction
Description
Report on the progress of constructing the Frigates authorized by Congress by the Act to Provide a Naval Armament.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
27
author
sent from location
Department of War
recipient
note
Enclosed in a letter (on page 36) from James McHenry, Secretary at War, to Chairman of the Committee for Naval Armament, dated 1 May 1798.
notable person/group
Congress
Henry Knox
President Washington
commissioner of Revenue
Joshua Humphreys
captains of frigates
Secretary of Treasury
agents
notable location
Department of War
Boston
Portsmouth New Hampshire
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Baltimore
Portsmouth Virginia
notable item/thing
live oak
cedar
white oak
pitch pine
locust
contracts
brass howitzers
flax
hemp
cannon
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
document number
1794122715055
page start
36
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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] (2 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 | Henry Knox | Department of War | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Congress of the United States | [unknown] | [n/a] |