Request for quantity and description of materials left at Boston navy yard after fitting frigate Constitution of sea
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for quantity and description of materials left at Boston navy yard after fitting frigate Constitution of sea
Description
In response to House resolution, request for materials remaining in public possession at Boston ship yard after completion of the frigate Constitution.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
20
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Henry Jackson
notable person/group
Henry Jackson
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
House of Representatives
congress
naval agent
naval constructor
Navy constructor
War Department
Secretary of War
James McHenry
clerk of ship yard
Caleb Gibbs
notable location
War Office
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
ship yard Boston
notable item/thing
frigate Constellation
frigate United States
frigate Constitution
materials
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798032000355
page start
292
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:292 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry of Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Henry Jackson | [unknown] | [n/a] |