Request to deliver timbers to James Hackett for construction of frigate for Mediterranean service
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to deliver timbers to James Hackett for construction of frigate for Mediterranean service
Description
McHenry requests that naval agent Jacob Sheaffe deliver timbers for James Hackett construction of frigate for service in the Mediterranean. Outlines requirement for two disinterested persons who will assess the value of timbers on oath.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
01
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
Jacob Sheafe
notable person/group
Jacob Sheafe
James Hackett
Naval Constructor
Naval Agent
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
notable location
War Office
Mediterranean Sea
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate construction
36 gun frigate
timbers
notable idea/issue
Barbary Wars
frigate construction
naval act 1794
document number
1796090115255
page start
184
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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:184. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jacob Sheafe | [unknown] | [n/a] |