Estimate for cost of developing a navy yard and purchase of land in Georgia for live oak and red cedar cultivation
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Estimate for cost of developing a navy yard and purchase of land in Georgia for live oak and red cedar cultivation
Description
Estimate includes the cost of land within 15 or 20 miles of large city; wharf; mould; stores; blacksmith shop; sheds; annual supply of live oak and red cedar. Estimate of land to provide timber supply. Purchase of an island is suggested on the St. Mary's River at coastal Georgia.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
02
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Josiah Parker
notable person/group
Josiah Parker
Chairman of the committee on naval equipment
Congress
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Congress
St. Mary's River
coastal Georgia
Georgia
island
ship yard
notable item/thing
timber
sails
rigging
land
ship yard
mast
shed
rope maker's shed
live oak
red cedar
stores, sail and rigging loft
hemp and cordage
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797020215355
page start
232
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:232 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Parker | [unknown] | [n/a] |