Extract: Update on Construction of Frigate Cresent
Document 1797Thompson is waiting on the carved wood to complete the frigate Crescent. J. Hackett responsible for its construction and completion, agreeable to his contract. Nothing has been neglected in the navy yard.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Thompson is waiting on the carved wood to complete the frigate Crescent. J. Hackett responsible for its construction and completion, agreeable to his contract. Nothing has been neglected in the navy yard.
Date
08/01/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Portsmouth
Collection
Document number
1797080154200
Note
Enclosed in Fox to Auditor of the Treasury, 08/15/1797.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Captain Thomas Thompson
James Hackett
contractor
constructor
Notable locations
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
navy yard
Notable items
frigate
head
galleries
carved wood
Crescent
tree nails
timber
plank
receipts
mast