Instructions to William Doughty Clerk of the Naval Yard at Philadelphia
Document 1794Knox orders Doughty to report weekly to Messrs. Gurney and Smith on the number of men employed at the ship yard and the amount of their wages.
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Wm Doughty Clerk of the Naval Yard Philadelphia [in margin]
W. D. Dec 11, 1794
Sir, You will on the Saturday of each week between 12 & 1 oclock report in writing to Messrs Gurney & Smith the number of men who have actually been employed at work at the Naval yard in this city in the course of that week with the amount of their wages when some person will be appointed to pay them.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Knox orders Doughty to report weekly to Messrs. Gurney and Smith on the number of men employed at the ship yard and the amount of their wages.
Date
12/11/1794
Author
Recipient
Document number
1794121115055
Page start
93
Note
Doughty Clerk of the Philadelphia Naval Yard.
Notable persons
William Doughty
clerk of naval ship yard
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Messrs. Gurney and Smith
workmen
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
wages
frigates
USS United States