Shipment of live oak; authority to use a Maryland oak
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Shipment of live oak; authority to use a Maryland oak
Description
Live oak received at Baltimore. Authorized to use a Maryland oak for the lower stem piece if the live oak does not arrive.
year created
1795
month created
09
day created
12
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Partially illegible
author note
No signature, from war department.
recipient note
Thomas Truxton
notable person/group
Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
Naval Superintendent
notable location
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Maryland
notable item/thing
live oak
lower stem piece
Maryland oak
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795091215055
page start
131
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:131 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Truxtun | [unknown] | [n/a] |