Regarding Colonel James Hackett's letter on the dimensions of transom, quality of timbers
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding Colonel James Hackett's letter on the dimensions of transom, quality of timbers
Description
Humphreys discusses letters from James Hackett, Naval constructor at Portsmouth New Hampshire. Discusses the size of the frigate transom, dimensions of beams and the matter of defective timber.
year created
1795
month created
06
day created
05
author
sent from location
Navy Yard
recipient
in image
author note
Joshua Humphreys
recipient note
Timothy Pickering.
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Joshua Humphreys
James Hackett
Naval constructor
Secretary of War
notable location
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
counter beams
transom
beams
oak beams
timber
frigate
44 gun frigate
USS Congress
defective timber
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1795
frigate construction
document number
1795060540255
page start
139
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:139 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joshua Humphreys | Navy Yard | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |