Instructions to dispose of inferior materials intended for frigate construction
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Instructions to dispose of inferior materials intended for frigate construction
Description
Naval Constructor Foreman Cheeseman instructed to dispose of inferior materials intended for frigate construction at New York.
year created
1797
month created
06
day created
06
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
New York
in image
author note
No Signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Forman Cheeseman
notable person/group
Forman Cheeseman
Captain Silas Talbot
naval constructor
naval superintendent
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
notable location
New York
War Office
War Office
Philadelphia
ship yard
notable item/thing
white oak
frigate
materials
white oak fore and aft pieces
scantling
pine
yellow pine plank
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797060615155
page start
238
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:238 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Foreman Cheeseman | New York | [n/a] |