Use of Timber to Build Frigate
Document 1796Congress determined to build only three frigates authorized by former law, McHenry urged Claghorne to speed through construction and use timber provided by the Schooner Rachell which arrived in Boston last December.
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Type
Printed Document
Description
Congress determined to build only three frigates authorized by former law, McHenry urged Claghorne to speed through construction and use timber provided by the Schooner Rachell which arrived in Boston last December.
Date
04/23/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1796042314000
Notable persons
George Claghorne
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Boston
Philadelphia
ship yard
navy yard
Notable items
ships
frigate
supplies
materials
live oak
deck plank
schooner
Rachell
timber