Request to deliver frigate timbers to George Claghorn at Boston
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to deliver frigate timbers to George Claghorn at Boston
Description
Request that David Stodder naval constructor at Baltimore, send frigate timbers to George Claghorn for the frigate building at Boston.
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
12
recipient
in image
note
Noted "same" was sent to Portsmouth and Virginia Navy yard.
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
David Stodder
notable person/group
David Stodder
George Claghorn
naval constructor
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
Navy
notable location
War Office
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Norfolk Virginia
War Department
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
frigate timber
USS Constitution
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796091215255
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | David Stodder | [unknown] | [n/a] |