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Enclosed Ship Building Calculations, Request for Workmen

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Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Description

Wilkens included estimate of draught of a galley and price of timber. Request for ships to protect ports on the Ohio and Mississippi, and workmen to build ships.

Date

12/01/1797

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1797120114000

Note

Cited in Wilkins to McHenry, 12/15/1797.

Notable persons

J Wilkins
James McHenry
workmen
constructor
superintendent

Notable locations

Philadelphia
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Pittsburgh
Massac

Notable items

timber
ships
materials
supplies