Regarding deviations from frigate design, transom, live oak
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding deviations from frigate design, transom, live oak
Description
Letter from Secretary of War Pickering, discusses alternations in frigate design at New York. Discusses requisiton of live oak intended for the wing transom. Discusses whether it is fit for this purpose.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
14
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Forman Cheesman
notable person/group
Forman Cheesman
Clerk of Navy Yard New York
Naval Constructor
John Blagge
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Naval Agent
Joshua Humphreys
Mr Francis
US Navy
Purveyor
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
War Office
War Department
notable item/thing
frigate
timber
transom
wing transom
live oak
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
changes to frigate design
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795041415055
page start
104
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:104 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Forman Cheesman | [unknown] | [n/a] |