Request to deliver iron to Messrs. Hill, contractors at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to deliver iron to Messrs. Hill, contractors at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
Request that Jacob Sheaffe, naval agent at Portsmouth New Hampshire, deliver six tons of iron from public stores to contractors Messrs. Hill for iron work on Algerine frigate. Contracted rate agreed upon: $120 per ton.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
23
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Jacob Sheafe
notable person/group
Jacob Sheafe
naval agent
Messrs. Hill
contractors
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
notable location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
War Office
Algeria
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
iron
Algerine frigate
contract
iron work
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797022315155
page start
221
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:221 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Jacob Sheafe | Portsmouth New Hampshire | Naval Agent |