On the storehouse belonging to the public at New York Navy Yard

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

On the storehouse belonging to the public at New York Navy Yard

Description

Recommends that storehouse at New York ship yard remain in public use, provided proprietor agrees to moderate compensation.

year created

1797

month created

04

day created

15

secondary author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

author note

No signature, from War Office.

recipient note

John Blagge

notable person/group

John Blagge
naval agent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
proprietor

notable location

War Office
New York
Philadelphia
navy yard

notable item/thing

storehouse

notable idea/issue

frigate construction
Naval Act 1794

document number

1797041515055

page start

225

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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:225

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author War Office Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient John Blagge [unknown] [n/a]