Instructions for ship yard clerks
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Instructions for ship yard clerks
Description
General instructions to ship yard clerks. Pay $500 per year.
year created
1797
month created
11
day created
27
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
sent to location
Navy Yard
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Boyd Vaughn
notable person/group
Boyd Vaughn
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of War
clerk ship yard
War Department
notable location
Philadelphia Navy Yard
War Office
Philadelphia
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1797112700055
page start
272
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (315 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:270a-271. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Boyd Vaughn | Navy Yard | [n/a] |