On putting planks for frigate in salt water
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On putting planks for frigate in salt water
Description
Talbot's plan to put the planks for the frigate in salt water is a sound one. Caution that there are any worms in the water which could cause damage. The mode of securing it, Talbot and the constructor should attend to.
year created
1795
month created
11
day created
18
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Silas Talbot.
notable person/group
Captain Silas Talbot
naval constructor
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Joshua Humphreys
War Department
notable location
New York
Philadelphia
War Office
notable item/thing
frigate
salt water
planks
worms
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1795111815155
page start
144
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:144 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Silas Talbot | [unknown] | [n/a] |