Request that certain pieces of live oak be sent from New York to Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request that certain pieces of live oak be sent from New York to Philadelphia
Description
Joshua Humphreys requires pieces of live oak to complete the frigate at Philadelphia. Will be considerable time before it arrives from Georgia, therefore, request goes to Blagge to send certain pieces of live oak on a vessel from New York to Philadelphia.
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
16
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
New York
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
John Blagge
notable person/group
John Blagge
Joshua Humphreys
naval constructor
naval agent
Secretary of War
War Office
War Department
Navy
James McHenry
Navy
notable location
New York
War Office
War Department
Philadelphia
Georgia
notable item/thing
fullock
counter timbers
hawse pieces
dead flat
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796061615055
page start
173
Item sets
Transcribe this document
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:173. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Blagge | New York | [n/a] |