Request for statement of live oak frigate timbers at New York navy yard
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for statement of live oak frigate timbers at New York navy yard
Description
Naval Constructor Cheeseman is to provide a statement of live oak frigate timbers moulded and dressed in the navy yard at New York. Distinguish by name and mark with "x" those bolted on the frames.
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
01
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
New York
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
Forman Cheeseman
notable person/group
Forman Cheeseman
Naval Constructor
War Office
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Navy
War Department
notable location
New York
War Office
navy yard
Philadelphia
War Department
notable item/thing
live oak timbers
moulds
statement of timbers
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796060115155
page start
171
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:171. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Foreman Cheeseman | New York | [n/a] |