Orders to Proceed to Mr. Hughes' Furnace

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Orders to proceed to Mr. Hughes' furnace to examine and prove the guns intended for Algerine frigate. Press Mr. Hughes to have all the guns intended for Algerine frigate completed. Report number and size of cannon proved to Tench Francis.

Date

09/08/1797

Author

Nathan Jones

Recipient

Francis DaCosta

Sent from

War Office

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

1797090835055

Page start

264

Notable persons

Mr. Da Costa
Nathan Jones
Secretary of War
clerk
Mr. Hughes
Tench Francis
purveyor
James McHenry

Notable locations

War Office
Mr. Hughes' furnace
Philadelphia
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Algiers

Notable items

Algerine Frigate
Crescent
guns
cannon