Request for appointment of an inspector and fire proof storage of duck cloth
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for appointment of an inspector and fire proof storage of duck cloth
Description
Knox asks that Captain Nicholson and Henry Jackson Naval Agent, concur in the appointment of an inspector. Also asks the the duck [cloth for sails] be stored in a fire proof building.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
31
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Henry Jackson
notable person/group
Henry Jackson
Captain Nicholson
Naval Agent
Tench Coxe
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Inspector
notable location
Boston
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
duck
sail
brick and slated building
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1794123115355
page start
95
Item sets
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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:95 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Jackson | [unknown] | [n/a] |