Regarding sale of white oak frigate timber
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding sale of white oak frigate timber
Description
Regarding sale of 129 pieces of white oak timber for frigate, Cheeseman given instructions to make an account of sale and sign a statement to the War Office so that account can be placed in Treasury.
year created
1797
month created
04
day created
03
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Forman Cheeseman
notable person/group
Forman Cheeseman
naval constructor
Treasury Department
War Department
Secretary of War
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
New York
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
white oak timber
frigate
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797040315155
page start
224
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:224 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Foreman Cheeseman | [unknown] | [n/a] |