Instructions for frigate construction in New York
Document 1794Secretary Knox encloses a letter form filled out for Captain Talbot. In it are more detailed instructions for his job overseeing the construction of the frigate at New York, which is to mount 44 guns.
No human transcription currently available for this document.
Machine transcription not yet available for this document.
Type
Autograph Document Signed
Description
Secretary Knox encloses a letter form filled out for Captain Talbot. In it are more detailed instructions for his job overseeing the construction of the frigate at New York, which is to mount 44 guns.
Date
09/15/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1794091500601
Page start
1
Notable persons
Silas Talbot
Henry Knox
superintendent
Treasury
agent
John Blagge
mechanic
clerk of the yard
Notable locations
War Department
New York
Notable items
frigate
guns
contracts
materials
ship
equipment
workmen
laborers
workers
labor
hull
constructor
construction
rolls
dinner
certificate
payment
pay
articles