Tenche Coxe informs Knox that Captain Thomas Truxton desires to reduce his estimate
Document 1794Tenche Coxe informs Knox that Captain Thomas Truxton desires to reduce his estimate for the 36 gun frigate.
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[the head of the Treasury —]
Sir, War dept June 25. 1794.
I have the honor to inform you that I shall immediately appoint the following persons as naval agents viz.
Boston — Henry Jackson
New York — John Blagge
Baltimore — Jeremiah Yellot
The others will be determined on as soon as possible — The fifth frigate will not be built at Charleston — the place is not quite determined on but it will be in the course of a day or two — Mr John Morgan will be the principal constructor at Norfolk and Joshua Humphreys in Philadelphia — The others are not yet determined on
Sam k — o
[Genl Gore Esqr]
Sir, War dept June 25. 1794.
Upon receiving your letter of yesterday, I immediately placed it in the hands of Capt Truxton upon whose intelligence and care I can rely, with a request that he would make a suitable reduction of the estimate for the 36 Gun Frigate — The enclosed is the result —
[or Capt Truxton's letter of this date enclosed in this letter margin file.]
Sam k.
[to head of the Treasury]
Sir, War Dept June 26.
I have the honor to transmit you Captain Truxton's estimate of masts and spars for one of the Frigates of 44 Guns — for the 36 gun frigate will be but little inferior in size —
Sam Sir — o
[or Capt Truxton's estimate enclosed in this letter in dov file.]
[to Joshua Humphreys]
Sir, War Dept — June 28. 1794 —
You are appointed the Constructor & master builder of forty four Gun ships to be built in the port of Philadelphia at the rate of compensation of two thousand dollars pr annum — This compensation is to be considered as commencing on the
Type
Letterbook
Description
Tenche Coxe informs Knox that Captain Thomas Truxton desires to reduce his estimate for the 36 gun frigate.
Date
06/25/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1794062500255
Page start
35
Notable persons
Tench Coxe
Henry Knox
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
US Navy
Notable locations
War Department
War Office
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Notable items
36 gun frigate

