Submission of Returns for May 1796 for the Boston Navy Yard
Document 1796Clerk Caleb Gibbs submits returns for Boston Navy Yard for month of May 1796.
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[Transferred from State Dep't. Nov. 24 [undecipherable]. R.P.O.401810]
Boston June 5th 1796
Sir
Inclosed you have the Return from the Navy Yard in this place for the Month of May 1796.
I am Sir
Your most Obedient
humble Servant
Caleb Gibbs
[flourish]
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
Intendant of
Naval & Military Stores
Philadelphia
[verso:]
[undecipherable: probable reading: Nº] 02
public Notice
Samuel Hodgdon Esquire
Intendant of Naval &
Military Stores
Philadelphia
[Received stamp: State Dep't [undecipherable]]
[upper right, rotated:]
Mr [undecipherable: probable reading: James] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] June 6th 1796
[undecipherable] Mary [undecipherable: probable reading: Lane?]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Clerk Caleb Gibbs submits returns for Boston Navy Yard for month of May 1796.
Date
06/06/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Boston
Document number
1796060680101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Caleb Gibbs
Intendent of Naval Military Stores
War Office
War Department
US Navy
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Boston
Boston Navy Yard
Notable items
frigate construction
returns