Request to examine vessel "Two Friends" for fitness as vessel of war

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Request to examine vessel "Two Friends" for fitness as vessel of war. Examine mast, rigging; determine number of guns she can carry. State the alterations, repairs and articles required to fill her up.

Date

04/25/1798

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

1798042500055

Page start

297

Note

Inspection of Thomas Thompson Ship "Two Friends."

Notable persons

Joshua Humphreys
James McHenry
Josiah Fox
navy constructor
Secretary of War
War Department
naval constructor

Notable locations

War Department
Philadelphia

Notable items

vessel "Two Friends"
masts
yards
rigging
guns