Request to appoint inspector to examine anchors
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to appoint inspector to examine anchors
Description
Timothy Pickering relays letter from Nathaniel Cushing, forwarded by Secretary of Treasury. Letter requests that an inspector be appointed to examine achors according to the terms of the contract, and asks that Jackson find a suitable person to do this business.
year created
1795
month created
03
day created
20
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, From War Department.
recipient note
Henry Jackson
notable person/group
Henry Jackson
Naval Agent
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Nathaniel Cushing
Secretary of Treasury
Inspector
Clerk of Navy Yard
notable location
Philadelphia
Boston
Massachusetts
Naval Yard Boston
notable item/thing
frigate
anchors
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
frigate inspection
document number
1795032015055
page start
101
transcription
101 W. D. March 20th 1795
Henry Jackson Esq
Sir,
The Secretary of the Treasury has sent me a letter from Natl Cushing, of which the inclosed is a Copy; relative to the anchors he has been making for the United States, and desires that an Inspector may be appointed to examine them, according to the terms of the contract.
I have to request you to appoint a suitable person for the purpose - a man of judgment & integrity, on whose report the Public may rely. His report you will be so good as to transmit to this office -- A duplicate of it will be proper for M Cushing as a voucher to present with his account to the Treasury Department.
Will the situation of the Navy yard at Boston admit of having these anchors lodged there? If it will, the Clerk of the yard may receipt for them, & take them under his care. Otherwise you will be pleased to have them received & safely deposited.
Henry Jackson Esq
Sir,
The Secretary of the Treasury has sent me a letter from Natl Cushing, of which the inclosed is a Copy; relative to the anchors he has been making for the United States, and desires that an Inspector may be appointed to examine them, according to the terms of the contract.
I have to request you to appoint a suitable person for the purpose - a man of judgment & integrity, on whose report the Public may rely. His report you will be so good as to transmit to this office -- A duplicate of it will be proper for M Cushing as a voucher to present with his account to the Treasury Department.
Will the situation of the Navy yard at Boston admit of having these anchors lodged there? If it will, the Clerk of the yard may receipt for them, & take them under his care. Otherwise you will be pleased to have them received & safely deposited.
Item sets
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:101 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Jackson | [unknown] | [n/a] |