Weekly return of men employed at the New York naval yard; inspection of the iron pigs and shot
Document 1795Weekly return for the men employed at the naval yard and the wages paid to them; Talbot weighs the iron pigs and shot. Talbot suggests that while the dimensions of the shot need to be precise, even the ill-shaped pigs may be able to serve their purpose.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Weekly return for the men employed at the naval yard and the wages paid to them; Talbot weighs the iron pigs and shot. Talbot suggests that while the dimensions of the shot need to be precise, even the ill-shaped pigs may be able to serve their purpose.
Date
06/15/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1795061540001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Captain Silas Talbot
Secretary of War
Mr. Flint
Notable locations
New York
naval yard
shipyard
Notable items
return
wages
contract
ballast
shot
pigs
furnace

