Request for progress report on frigate construction in anticipation of request from Congress
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for progress report on frigate construction in anticipation of request from Congress
Description
Request for progress report on frigate construction in anticipation of request from Congress. Include information on state of hull, equipment, and expected date of launching.
year created
1797
month created
05
day created
18
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Boston
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Samuel Nicholson
notable person/group
Captain Samuel Nicholson
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Congress
George Claghorn
Claghorne
naval constructor
notable location
Boston
War Office
Philadelphia
Congress
notable item/thing
USS Constitution
hull
frigate
materials
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
congressional oversight frigate construction
document number
1797051815055
page start
231
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:231 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Captain Samuel Nicholson | Boston | [n/a] |