Regarding deviations from frigate design and settling disputes within the Navy Yard
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding deviations from frigate design and settling disputes within the Navy Yard
Description
Captains of the frigates, acting as superintendents, are to ensure that Naval Constructors build the frigates according to the specifications. Any deviations to design must be reported to the Secretary of War. Pickering goes on to outline the authority of the superintendent in settling any disputes that threaten the good order and discipline of the ship yard.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
07
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, From War Department.
notable person/group
Thomas Truxton
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Captains of frigates
Naval Constructors
Superintendents of frigate construction
Truxtun
Naval Agent
Tench Francis
Purveyor
notable location
Philadelphia
Baltimore
notable item/thing
frigates
USS Constellation
copper bolts
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
changes to frigate design
document number
1795040715055
page start
101
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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 | Captain Thomas Truxtun | [unknown] | [n/a] |