Suspension of frigate building operations at New York
Document 1796Blagge ordered to suspend frigate construction operations because Congress has passed a bill to build only three of the frigates. Any vessels with live oak cargo from Georgia should be dispatched to Philadelphia without delay.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Blagge ordered to suspend frigate construction operations because Congress has passed a bill to build only three of the frigates. Any vessels with live oak cargo from Georgia should be dispatched to Philadelphia without delay.
Date
04/20/1796
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1796042015055
Page start
160
Notable persons
John Blagge
Congress
Secretary of War
James McHenry
House
Naval Constructor
War Department
Notable locations
New York
War Office
Philadelphia
Congress
Georgia
Notable items
live oak
vessels
frigates
Congressional bill
USS President