Letter from the War Office forwarding Joshua Humphreys' review of timber dimensions and type
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the War Office forwarding Joshua Humphreys' review of timber dimensions and type
Description
War Office forwards Joshua Humphreys' advice to naval constructor George Claghorn regarding timber dimensions and type of wood for frigate constructed at Boston.
year created
1795
month created
08
day created
22
recipient
in image
note
see Humphreys to Pickering 21 Aug 1795.
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
George Claghorn.
notable person/group
George Claghorn
Claghorne
Joshua Humphries
War Office
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
naval constructor
notable location
Philadelphia
Boston
notable item/thing
frigate
timbers
white oak
pine
USS Constitution
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
timber dimensions
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795082215055
page start
129
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:129 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | George Claghorn | [unknown] | [n/a] |