Request to deliver iron to Messrs. Hill, contractors at Portsmouth New Hampshire

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Request that Jacob Sheaffe, naval agent at Portsmouth New Hampshire, deliver six tons of iron from public stores to contractors Messrs. Hill for iron work on Algerine frigate. Contracted rate agreed upon: $120 per ton.

Date

02/23/1797

Recipient

Jacob Sheafe

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

1797022315155

Page start

221

Notable persons

Jacob Sheafe
naval agent
Messrs. Hill
contractors
James McHenry
Secretary of War
War Department

Notable locations

Portsmouth New Hampshire
War Office
Algeria
Philadelphia

Notable items

iron
Algerine frigate
contract
iron work