Secretary of War Knox orders Captain Thomas Truxton to go to Baltimore to begin frigate construction

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Henry Knox requests that Captain Thomas Truxton go to Baltimore to work with the Naval Agents in order to begin frigate construction.

Date

08/08/1794

Author

Henry Knox

Recipient

Captain Thomas Truxtun

Sent from

War Department

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1794080800501

Page start

49

Notable persons

Thomas Truxton
Henry Knox
Naval Agents
Truxtun

Notable locations

War Department
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Maryland

Notable items

USS Constellation