On finishing the business of rigging the frigate at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On finishing the business of rigging the frigate at Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
Refers to an issue of omitting certain articles. Notes the exceptions, which are: getting on board the anchors; cables and binding them; making netting; blocking the yards; mastheads; deadeyes. Expects the business of rigging to be finished for an additional sum of $500.
year created
1797
month created
05
day created
27
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Portsmouth
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Thomas Thompson
notable person/group
Captain Thomas Thompson
Josiah Fox
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
notable location
Portsmouth New Hampshire
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate
rigging
anchors
cables
netting
yards
mastheads
deadeyes
blocks
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
Crescent
Algerine Frigate
document number
1797052715155
page start
235
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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:235 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Not signed. Possibly Josiah Fox, naval constructor |
| Recipient | Captain Thomas Thompson | Portsmouth | [n/a] |