Letter to Naval Constructor George Claghorne on Construction of Frigate Keel
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter to Naval Constructor George Claghorne on Construction of Frigate Keel
Description
Clerk John Stagg on behalf on late Secretary of War Henry Knox. Knox consulted with Joshua Humphreys and the later has no objections to the frigate keel, but no alterations made in the dimensions of timber. Compensation $2000 per year.
short description
Letter to Naval Constructor George Claghorne on construction of frigate keel
year created
1795
month created
01
day created
03
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
author note
John Stagg
recipient note
Claghorne
notable person/group
George Claghorne
John Stagg
George Claghorn
Naval Constructor
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Joshua Humphreys
contrsuctors
notable location
War Department
Philadelphia
Boston
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
construction
alterations
compensation
frigate
keel
timber
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795010321155
page start
95
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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 | John Stagg | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | George Claghorn | [unknown] | [n/a] |