Naval armament
Document 1794Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue pertaining to the construction of frigates for the naval armament. Goes into great detail about procuring supplies, provisions, materials, labor, and contracts.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue pertaining to the construction of frigates for the naval armament. Goes into great detail about procuring supplies, provisions, materials, labor, and contracts.
Date
12/25/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Collection
Document number
1794122590100
Note
LC, RG 75, Letters of Tench Coxe, Commissioner of the Revenue, Relating to the Procurement of Military, Naval, and Indian Supplies, National Archives.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
John Morgan
Superintendent
Henry Knox
navy
constructor
John Habersham
Daniel Stevens
Isaac Holmes
Joseph Clay
Pierce Butler
John Barry
Joshua Humphreys
Jedediah Huntington
axemen
carpenters
Richard Leake
Tench Francis
smiths
Nicholas Fish
James Seagrove
Rice
Copeland
Notable locations
Treasury Department
Georgia
South
Charleston
Savannah
Norfolk
Philadelphia
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
New England
Boston
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
St. Simons Island
Ossabaw
Notable items
timber
frigates
live oak
axes
beef
meat
pickle
fat
salt
camp
oxen
naval agents
armament
ships
freight
wood