Letter from the Revenue Office concerning naval armament
Document 1794This letter notifies the Secretary at War that public advertisements have been issued for the procurement of naval armaments. The letter also outlines the contractual relationships for the construction of frigates in six port cities.
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Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
This letter notifies the Secretary at War that public advertisements have been issued for the procurement of naval armaments. The letter also outlines the contractual relationships for the construction of frigates in six port cities.
Date
12/22/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Revenue Office
Repository
Document number
1794122240055
Page start
33
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Tench Coxe
John T. Morgan
shipwright
Henry Jackson
Naval Agent
Isaac Holmes
Daniel Stevens
commissioner revenue
collector of customs
Jedidiah Huntington
John Habersham
Joseph Clay
Levi Hollingsworth and son
Captain John Barry
Mr. Gardner
Mr. Olden
Tench Francis
naval agents
blacksmith
Notable locations
Revenue Office
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Charleston
Carolinas
Georgia
New London
woodcutters
mast makers
block makers
coopers
boat builders
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Hope Furnace
Delaware
Notable items
live oak
cedar timber
cannon ball
kentledge
iron ballast
yellow pine
pitch pine
white oak
locust trennails
cordage
contracts
sheathing copper
bolts
nails
bunting
iron kitchens
anchors
sail cloth
bar iron