Directing Talbot to appoint a clerk of the yard

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Knox mentions to Talbot how important the clerk of the yard is, and directs him to appoint someone suitable to the task. The pay for the clerk will be $750 per year.

Date

08/08/1794

Sent from

New York

Document number

1794080800101

Page start

1

Notable persons

Silas Talbot
Henry Knox

Notable locations

New York

Notable items

Naval yard
ship building
appointment
clerk of the yard