Construction of temporary buildings for workmen; management of accounts; Joshua Humphreys and John Morgan
Document 1794Temporary buildings for the workmen, sanctioned by the superintedent, should be executed immediately. Discusses management of accounts with Treasury Department. Informs that Joshua Humphreys will travel to Norfolk to give direction on dimensions of frame prior to arrival of John Morgan, who, overseeing procurement of timber, should report from Georgia in a month.
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Letterbook
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Temporary buildings for the workmen, sanctioned by the superintedent, should be executed immediately. Discusses management of accounts with Treasury Department. Informs that Joshua Humphreys will travel to Norfolk to give direction on dimensions of frame prior to arrival of John Morgan, who, overseeing procurement of timber, should report from Georgia in a month.
Date
11/07/1794
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Recipient
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Document number
1794110715155
Page start
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Notable persons
William Pennock
John Morgan
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Secretary of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
workmen
superintendent
Mr Shore
principal constructor
US Navy
War Department
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Georgia
Norfolk
Notable items
temporary buildings
accounts
abstracts
frame
stationary
frigate
frame
USS Chesapeake