Directions on how to receive timbers and clarification of duties and responsibilities as clerk of ship yard
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Directions on how to receive timbers and clarification of duties and responsibilities as clerk of ship yard
Description
Stagg converys guidance from Secretary of War Pickering. He instructs Doughty to coordinate with Joshua Humphreys when receiving an timber or plank purchased by naval agents for frigate construction. Advises Doughty that he will aid the constructor in any capacity he finds necessary, including copying of paper respecting the frigate constuction.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
14
author
recipient
in image
author note
John Stagg
recipient note
William Doughty
notable person/group
William Doughty
John Stagg
Naval Agent
Joshua Humphreys
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Naval Constructor
clerk of ship yard
US Navy
Naval Agent
notable location
Phildelphia
War Department
Naval Ship Yard
upper or lower end of city
notable item/thing
frigate
timber
planks
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795041421855
page start
104
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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 | John Stagg | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Doughty | [unknown] | [n/a] |