Regarding iron work for frigate built by James Hackett

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Discusses proposal by James Hill for providing iron work for frigate to be built by James Hackett at Portsmouth New Hampshire. Requests that Fox procure the terms of the contract; how the iron will be furnished.

Date

09/19/1796

Recipient

Josiah Fox

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1796091915055

Page start

189

Notable persons

Josiah Fox
James Hackett
naval constructor
War Department
War Office
James McHenry
Navy
James Hill
contractor

Notable locations

War Office
War Department
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire

Notable items

frigate
iron work