Frigate construction at Norfolk
Document 1794Secretary Knox appoints Captain John Morgan of the U.S. Navy constructor of the 44-gun frigate at Norfolk, on the condition that he can be spared from his present business of preparing ship timber. Instructions are enclosed, but he is not to leave his present station until he receives orders from Secretary Hamilton or Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue. The frigate would ultimately be the USS Chesapeake.
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Secretary Knox appoints Captain John Morgan of the U.S. Navy constructor of the 44-gun frigate at Norfolk, on the condition that he can be spared from his present business of preparing ship timber. Instructions are enclosed, but he is not to leave his present station until he receives orders from Secretary Hamilton or Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue. The frigate would ultimately be the USS Chesapeake.
Date
08/08/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1794080800200
Page start
1
Note
XJE02, typescript.
Notable persons
John Morgan
Henry Knox
constructor
master builder
navy
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
Notable locations
War Department
Norfolk
Virginia
Notable items
frigate
guns
ship
timber
instructions
USS Chesapeake