Regarding the use of the blacksmith shop, mould loft and delivery of iron works to Portsmouth New Hampshire ship yard
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding the use of the blacksmith shop, mould loft and delivery of iron works to Portsmouth New Hampshire ship yard
Description
Captain Thompson should have use of blacksmith shop at Portsmouth Navy Yard, along with the mould loft. Sheaffe is also requested to bring the iron work at Portsmouth to the navy yard.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
21
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Boston
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Jacob Sheafe
notable person/group
Jacob Sheaffe
naval agent
Captain Thomas Thompson
naval superintendent
James Hackett
naval constructor
Edmund Quincy
clerk of ship yard
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
notable location
War Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
navy yard
notable item/thing
blacksmith shop
frigate
mould loft
iron work
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797022115355
page start
220
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:220 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jacob Sheafe | Boston | [n/a] |