Henry Knox orders Captain Silas Talbot to go to New York to superintend frigate construction

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Henry Knox dispatches Captain Silas Talbot to New York to assume duties as superintendent of frigate construction in concert with Naval Agent John Blagge. Instructions to follow.

Date

08/08/1794

Author

Henry Knox

Recipient

Captain Silas Talbot

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

1794080800755

Page start

49

Notable persons

Captain Silas Talbot
Henry Knox
Naval Agent
Superintendent
John Blagge

Notable locations

War Department
New York
Philadelphia

Notable items

USS President