Circular Instructions to Naval Agents

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Type

Draft Document

Description

Secretary Knox writes a circular letter to each of the agents helping to oversee the frigates under construction providing their specific instructions.

Date

09/15/1794

Document number

1794091500401

Page start

1

Notable persons

Henry Knox
naval agents
artificers
labourers
labor
laborers
workmen
workers
constructor
master builder
Alexander Hamilton
clerk of the yard
shipwrights
superintendent

Notable items

ship
gum
materials
equipment
contracts
treasury
ship of war
expenditures
dollars
bank
compensation