Instructions for the Launching of Frigates
Document 1795Asks that neither time nor expense be spared in making the frigates ready for launching, and gives instructions for how to launch them while preventing them from being damaged.
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The Secretary of War
Philadelphia
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June 22 1796 A.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Asks that neither time nor expense be spared in making the frigates ready for launching, and gives instructions for how to launch them while preventing them from being damaged.
Date
06/22/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Navy Yard
Document number
1795062240001
Page start
1
Note
3 COLLECTIONS: the 2d partially duplicates the first; the 3d contains a copy of the document not found elsewhere.
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Joshua Humphreys
Notable locations
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Notable items
frigates