Estimate of expenses required to complete frigate United States
Document 1797Josiah Fox, navy constructor, asks Francis, navy purser for estimate of expenses for completing frigate United States. Include costs of employing tradesmen. Intent is to estimate costs so that no calls made to congress hereafter for that purpose. Leave out military stores; Samuel Hodgdon has provided.
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Letterbook
Description
Josiah Fox, navy constructor, asks Francis, navy purser for estimate of expenses for completing frigate United States. Include costs of employing tradesmen. Intent is to estimate costs so that no calls made to congress hereafter for that purpose. Leave out military stores; Samuel Hodgdon has provided.
Date
06/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Repository
Document number
1797060715155
Page start
240
Notable persons
Tench Francis
Josiah Fox
Secretary Treasury
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
Samuel Hodgdon
navy purser
trademen
congress
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
congress
Notable items
frigate
frigate United States
military stores