Henry Knox orders Captain James Seaver to go to Portsmouth New Hampshire to superintend frigate construction

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Henry Knox dispatches Captain James Seaver to Portsmouth New Hampshire to superintend frigate construction in concert with Naval Agent. Notes that public interest best served by Captain Thomas Truxton serving at Baltimore.

Date

08/08/1794

Author

Henry Knox

Recipient

Captain James Seaver

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

1794080800855

Page start

50

Notable persons

Captain James Seaver
Henry Knox
USS Congress
Captain Thomas Truxton
Naval Agent
Secretary of War
Superintendent

Notable locations

War Department
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Baltimore
Maryland

Notable items

frigate
USS Congress
USS Constellation