Regarding a House Report on Naval Armaments and the Treaty with Algiers
Document 1796Fox writes that the House of Representatives wrote a report stating it thought only two frigates were necessary. Also, Fox notes that the demands of the Algerian Dey are so exorbitant that building all the frigates would be the more cost-effective proposition.
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Autograph Letter Signed
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Fox writes that the House of Representatives wrote a report stating it thought only two frigates were necessary. Also, Fox notes that the demands of the Algerian Dey are so exorbitant that building all the frigates would be the more cost-effective proposition.
Date
02/20/1796
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Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1796022015001
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1
Notable persons
Silas Talbot
Josiah Fox
Committee
House of Representatives
Cheeson
Dey
Dey of Algiers
executive
prisoners
cooks
Humphreys
Morgan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Algiers
Baltimore
Georgia
Notable items
newspapers
naval equipment
frigates
treaty
naval armament
redemption of the prisoners
demands
shipbuilding
timber
guns
ammunition
annual payment
frames
vessels
live oak