State of Progress of Constructing & Equipping Frigate United States
Document 1797Describes state of progress on frigate United States, including carpentry and blacksmithing remaining to be completed, the state of ballast & water casks, masts, cables, anchors, rigging, yards, etc. Discusses finding a safe place to harbor the frigate for the winter. Comments on state of provisions, powder, and cannon (the least being apparently in a poor state). Stresses need to obtain adequate armament: thirty 24-pounders.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Description
Describes state of progress on frigate United States, including carpentry and blacksmithing remaining to be completed, the state of ballast & water casks, masts, cables, anchors, rigging, yards, etc. Discusses finding a safe place to harbor the frigate for the winter. Comments on state of provisions, powder, and cannon (the least being apparently in a poor state). Stresses need to obtain adequate armament: thirty 24-pounders.
Date
11/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1797111040002
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Captain John Barry
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
frigate United States
Frigate construction
carpentry
blacksmithing
ballast
water casks
masts
cables
anchors
rigging
yards
winter harbor
provisions
powder
cannon
armament