Request for Overseeing of State and Launching of Frigate Constellation at Baltimore
Document 1797Directs Humphreys to travel to Baltimore and consult with the constructors of the frigate Constellation on how to launch the ship without damaging it. Asks that he sound the depth of the water and mud in the harbor, survey the general state of the ship, and gauge whether the entire bottom can be "coppered" before the ship is launched.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Directs Humphreys to travel to Baltimore and consult with the constructors of the frigate Constellation on how to launch the ship without damaging it. Asks that he sound the depth of the water and mud in the harbor, survey the general state of the ship, and gauge whether the entire bottom can be "coppered" before the ship is launched.
Date
07/25/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1797072500001
Page start
1
Note
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.
Notable persons
Joshua Humphreys
James McHenry
Captain Truxton
David Stodder
Notable locations
War Office