Directions on how to receive timbers and clarification of duties and responsibilities as clerk of ship yard
Document 1795Stagg converys guidance from Secretary of War Pickering. He instructs Doughty to coordinate with Joshua Humphreys when receiving an timber or plank purchased by naval agents for frigate construction. Advises Doughty that he will aid the constructor in any capacity he finds necessary, including copying of paper respecting the frigate constuction.
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Letterbook
Description
Stagg converys guidance from Secretary of War Pickering. He instructs Doughty to coordinate with Joshua Humphreys when receiving an timber or plank purchased by naval agents for frigate construction. Advises Doughty that he will aid the constructor in any capacity he finds necessary, including copying of paper respecting the frigate constuction.
Date
04/14/1795
Author
Recipient
Document number
1795041421855
Page start
104
Notable persons
William Doughty
John Stagg
Naval Agent
Joshua Humphreys
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Naval Constructor
clerk of ship yard
US Navy
Naval Agent
Notable locations
Phildelphia
War Department
Naval Ship Yard
upper or lower end of city
Notable items
frigate
timber
planks