Request to repair defects on frigate United States
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to repair defects on frigate United States
Description
Request that Humphreys have the defects on board frigate United States repaired in a short time and will as little expense as possible.
year created
1798
month created
03
day created
26
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Joshua Humphreys.
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
naval constructor
Navy constructor
Secretary War
War Department
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate United States
notable idea/issue
defects frigate United States
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798032600055
page start
293
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:293 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox navy constructor. |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |