Report of frigate United States defects and request to repair

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Captain John Barry of frigate United States reports seams are opened and oakum loosened. Humphreys is asked to oversee an estimate of repairs.

Date

03/23/1798

Recipient

Joshua Humphreys

Sent from

Philadelphia

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

1798032300355

Page start

292

Notable persons

Joshua Humphreys
James McHenry
naval constructor
Secretary War
War Department
Captain John Barry
naval superintendent
Josiah Fox
Navy constructor

Notable locations

War Office
Delaware
Philadelphia
Delaware river

Notable items

frigate United States
oakum
seams
decks
tops
sides