Letter from Henry Knox to William Pennock regarding duties as Naval Agent
Document 1794Knox provides Pennock with general instructions as Naval Agent. Secretary of Treasury will furnish instructions on purchase of certain articles. Will work with master builder Mr Morgan, who is currently overseeing the cutting of timber in South Carolina and Georgia. Once this is finished, repair to Portsmouth New Hampshire. Asks for the price at which journeymen, shipwrights and blacksmiths may be obtained. General and particular instructions will be forwarded to master builder and clerk of the ship yard.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Knox provides Pennock with general instructions as Naval Agent. Secretary of Treasury will furnish instructions on purchase of certain articles. Will work with master builder Mr Morgan, who is currently overseeing the cutting of timber in South Carolina and Georgia. Once this is finished, repair to Portsmouth New Hampshire. Asks for the price at which journeymen, shipwrights and blacksmiths may be obtained. General and particular instructions will be forwarded to master builder and clerk of the ship yard.
Date
07/19/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Document number
1794071900255
Page start
43
Notable persons
William Pennock
Henry Knox
Mr Morgan
Master builder
constructor
blacksmith
journeymen
shipwright
Naval Agent
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of War
Alexander Hamilton
Notable locations
War Department
War Office
Georgia
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Notable items
timber