Transportation of Frigate Timbers from Norfolk to Boston
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Transportation of Frigate Timbers from Norfolk to Boston
Description
George Claghorn naval constructor at Boston authorized to select timbers for shipment from Norfolk to Boston. Request to Secretary of Treasury for assistance in providing means of transport.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
12
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Top of page.
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
Oliver Wolcott
notable person/group
Oliver Wolcott
Secretary Treasury
naval constructor
George Claghorn
Claghorne
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Navy
War Office
notable location
War Office
Norfolk, Virginia
Philadelphia
Boston
Gosport
War Department
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
frigate timbers
USS Constitution
frigate
timber
transportation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796091215055
page start
185
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:185. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | [unknown] | [n/a] |