Appointment of Joshua Humphreys as Constructor or Master Builder at the Port of Philadelphia
Document 1794Knox informs Joshua Humphreys of his appointment as Constructor or Master Builder of a 44 gun frigate at the port of Philadelphia at the rate of $2000 per year. Pay retroactive in consideration of Humphreys' work adjusting models and draughts. [Frigate would become the USS United States.]
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[Joshua Humphreys]
Sir Wardept — June 28 1794 —
You are appointed the Constructor, a 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 first of May last, in consideration of your [undecipherable] application to the public interest in adjusting the principles of the ship, drawing up draughts and making models &—
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Knox informs Joshua Humphreys of his appointment as Constructor or Master Builder of a 44 gun frigate at the port of Philadelphia at the rate of $2000 per year. Pay retroactive in consideration of Humphreys' work adjusting models and draughts. [Frigate would become the USS United States.]
Date
06/28/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1794062800155
Page start
35
Notable persons
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
Constructor
Master Builder
US Navy
Notable locations
War Department
Philadelphia
Port of Philadelphia
Notable items
frigate
hip models
ship draughts
USS United States