Request to select locust wood out of the ship yard for delivery to ship yard at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to select locust wood out of the ship yard for delivery to ship yard at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
Request to naval constructor Forman Cheeseman to select locust [wood] in the shipyard and send to James Hackett, naval constructor at Portsmouth New Hampshire.
year created
1796
month created
12
day created
04
recipient
sent to location
New York
in image
author note
no signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Forman Cheeseman
notable person/group
Forman Cheeseman
naval constructor
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
James Hackett
notable location
New York
War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
ship yard
notable item/thing
locust
frigate
ship yard
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796120415055
page start
196
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:196 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Foreman Cheeseman | New York | [n/a] |