Deliver the Articles to Mr. Humphreys
Document 1795The articles to be issued from the public stores for the frigate building at Philadelphia are so numerous that it will cause inconvenience and a loss of time for the Constructor to apply to the War Office for each order. Hodgdon is therefore directed to deliver the articles immediately on the order of Mr. Humphreys, the Constructor.
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War Office May 13 1795.
Sir
The articles to be issued from the public Store for the frigate building at Philadelphia will be so numerous as to render it inconvenient & occasion a loss of time for the Constructor to apply to the War Office for a Special order in every case. You will therefore deliver such articles immediately, on the orders of Mr Humphreys the Constructor.
I am, Sir,
your obt Servant
Timothy Pickering
Secy of War
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The articles to be issued from the public stores for the frigate building at Philadelphia are so numerous that it will cause inconvenience and a loss of time for the Constructor to apply to the War Office for each order. Hodgdon is therefore directed to deliver the articles immediately on the order of Mr. Humphreys, the Constructor.
Date
05/13/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1795051300501
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Timothy Pickering
[David] Humphreys
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Notable items
frigate