On the selection and forwarding of live oak frigate timbers to Boston and Baltimore
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On the selection and forwarding of live oak frigate timbers to Boston and Baltimore
Description
McHenry requests shipment of live oak frigate timbers to Baltimore and Boston. Notes that naval constructor Forman Cheeseman will point out the specific timbers to be forwarded.
year created
1796
month created
08
day created
08
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
John Blagge
notable person/group
John Blagge
naval agent
Forman Cheeseman
naval constructor
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Baltimore
notable item/thing
live oak frigate timbers
notable idea/issue
Naval Act 1794
frigate construction
document number
1796080815055
page start
182
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:182. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Blagge | [unknown] | [n/a] |