Letter to the Auditor of the Treasury regarding completion of Algerine frigate
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter to the Auditor of the Treasury regarding completion of Algerine frigate
Description
Josiah Fox reports via letter from Captain Thomas Thompson that the Algerine frigate, the Crescent, is complete and is agreeable to James Hackett contract.
Fox provides extract of a letter from Captain Thomas Thompson from Portsmouth New Hampshire to the Secretary of War attesting to Hackett's work.
Fox provides extract of a letter from Captain Thomas Thompson from Portsmouth New Hampshire to the Secretary of War attesting to Hackett's work.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Office
secondary recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in image
note
References Thomas Thompson.
author note
Josiah Fox
recipient note
Auditor of the Treasury.
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Navy constructor
James Hackett
naval constructor
Captain Thomas Thompson
naval superintendent
Secretary War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
Auditor Treasury
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Algeria
Algerine
ship yard
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
Crescent
frigate
spars
masts
yards
boats
plank
timber
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
tribute
Barbary Wars
document number
1797081535055
page start
280
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:280 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Auditor | Philadelphia | Auditor of Treasury |