Request for Statement of Kentledge On Hand & Places Where it is Deposited
Document 1797Asks that Hodgdon report to the Secretary of War on the amount of kentledge [metal naval ballast] now available, and the places where it is deposited.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Asks that Hodgdon report to the Secretary of War on the amount of kentledge [metal naval ballast] now available, and the places where it is deposited.
Date
02/13/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Document number
1797021315001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Josiah Fox
superintendent of naval and military stores
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
kentledge
ballast
frigate construction