Letter from the War Office with statement of mast and yards for frigate building for the Dey of Algiers

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Statement of masts and yards with dimensions and number required for frigate building at Portsmouth New Hampshire for the Dey of Algiers.

Date

12/31/1796

Recipient

Colonel James Hackett

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

1796123115055

Page start

201

Notable persons

James Hackett
naval constructor
Secretary of War
War Department
War Office
James McHenry
Dey of Algiers

Notable locations

Portsmouth, New Hampshire
War Office
Philadelphia
Algiers

Notable items

main mast
fore mast
mizzen mast
foretop mast
main top mast
mizzen top mast
main top gallant mast
fore top gallant mast
mizzen top gallant mast
bow sprit
main yard
fore yard
crossjack yard
masts
yards