Kentledge Needed for the Ships
Document 1798Hodgdon expresses the need for a large amount of kentledge to be used as permanant ballast on the ships purchased by the United States.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hodgdon expresses the need for a large amount of kentledge to be used as permanant ballast on the ships purchased by the United States.
Date
05/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798051428555
Page start
91
Notable persons
Melancton Smith
Samuel Hodgdon
John and Jacob Faesch
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Town
Mount Hope Furnace
Notable items
kentledge
ships purchased and fitting for the United States
vessel
freight