Request for live oak to complete body frame of frigate at Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for live oak to complete body frame of frigate at Philadelphia
Description
Joshua Humphreys in need of live oak to complete body frame of frigate at Philadelphia. Because it will be easier to procure from the ship yard at New York than from Georgia, Blagge is ordered to send live oak timbers to Philadelphia. Since work at Philadelphia has been suspended on account of wanting live oak timbers, Blagge instructed to send timbers immediately.
year created
1796
month created
05
day created
13
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
New York
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
John Blagee
notable person/group
John Blagge
Forman Cheeseman
naval agent
naval constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
notable location
New York
War Office
Philadelphia
Georgia
notable item/thing
live oak
timber
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796051315055
page start
165
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:165. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Blagge | New York | [n/a] |