Circular Letter from the War Office to Naval Agents, Superintendents, Constructors, Clerks of Ship Yard appointed for building of frigates
Document 1794Instructions for the "Persons Appointed to Build Frigates." Includes naval agents, superintendents, constructors, clerks of the ship yard. Discusses accounting, management of workforce, reporting instructions, procurement of materials. Added instructions provided to Clerk of Ship Yard at Baltimore;
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Instructions for the "Persons Appointed to Build Frigates." Includes naval agents, superintendents, constructors, clerks of the ship yard. Discusses accounting, management of workforce, reporting instructions, procurement of materials. Added instructions provided to Clerk of Ship Yard at Baltimore;
Date
08/1794
Author
Document number
1794089916156
Page start
52
Notable persons
Naval Agents
artificers
workmen
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Superintendent
constructor
shipwrights
clerk of ship yard
auditor of Treasury
Department of Treasury
Department of War
US Navy
master mechanic
Samuel Hodgdon
Superintendent of Army and Navy
Notable locations
Philadelphia
ship yard
Baltimore
Notable items
contracts
certificates
receipts
expenditures
monies
bank book
frigate
materials
hull
timber
iron
masts
cordage
hemp
vouchers