Regarding request for bilge way and plank for launching of frigate for Dey of Algiers
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding request for bilge way and plank for launching of frigate for Dey of Algiers
Description
Mr. Bowers has requested bilge way and plank for launching of frigate for Dey of Algiers. Secretary of War approves on condition that upon receipt items used are free of injury.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
01
author
recipient
in image
note
to Joshua Humphreys or J. Hulehan, Clk NY
author note
Josiah Fox
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
Secretary of War
War Department
James McHenry
Dey of Algiers
clerk
Mr. Bowers
Joshua Humphreys
naval constructor
Navy Constructor
J. Hulehan, Clerk New York
notable location
New York
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Algiers
notable item/thing
bilge way
plank
frigate Crescent
notable idea/issue
launching frigate
frigate construction
tribute
Barbary Wars
document number
1798030135055
page start
289
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:289 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Fox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | Also J. Hulehan, clerk at New York. |