Letter to Samuel & Joseph Sterret on the delivery of draughts of frigate

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Letter to Samuel & Joseph Sterret on the delivery of draughts of frigate

Description

Pickering informs Messrs Sterrett on delivery of the draughts of the frigate to be built at Baltimore under direction of Joshua Humphreys constructor.

year created

1795

month created

02

day created

18

secondary recipient

in image

author note

No signature, From War Department.

recipient note

Messrs. Samuel & Joseph Sterrett.

notable person/group

Sterrett
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Joshua Humphreys
Naval Constructor

notable location

Baltimore
Philadelphia
War Department
port

notable item/thing

draughts
Tin case
frigate

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1795021815055

page start

98

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Document instances

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[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:98

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Samuel & Joseph Sterrett [unknown] [n/a]