Captain James Sever
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Frigate construction at Portsmouth
08/08/1794 Printed DocumentSecretary Knox asks Captain James Sever of the U.S. Navy to immediately depart for Portsmouth, New Hampshire for the purpose of superintending the construction of the frigate that will ultimately be …
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William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Captain James Sever, USN
05/16/1795 LetterWilliam Simmons informs Captain James Sever that he is to be paid by Joshua Wentworth.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipted Bill with Wafered Certificate
05/15/1795 Document SignedAccount of Sever, approved by Simmons.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Pay of Captain Sever
05/18/1795 Letter SignedSimmons has received the letter enclosing Sever's account for his pay as captain of the frigate building at Portsmouth, which sum he will receive from Joshua Wentworth and for which duplicate receipts …
The Papers of James Sever
Pay & Subsistence of Captain Sever
05/10/1795 Autograph Letter SignedSimmons advises Captain Sever that he will be paid $945.90 for his pay and subsistence for which duplicate receipts are required.
The Papers of James Sever
Letter from the War Office to Captain James Sever
05/14/1795 LetterbookDiscusses the procedure of using salt water and dry salt to preserve ship timbers. Arrival of copper expected shortly. Discussion on the sending of the wrong sized copper bolts. Sever's pay will be …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
Discoveries in Shipbuilding Processes, Poor Directions
05/14/1795 Autograph Letter SignedProcess for boat building discussed, not all materials have arrived.
Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625)
Pay & Subsistence of James Sever
12/26/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSimmons received Sever's account for pay and subsistence through June 1796 amounting to $223.20. Sever will receive this sum from Jonathan Jackson, Supervisor at Boston, as soon as Jackson receives …
The Papers of James Sever
Captain James Sever's pay
12/26/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotification that his account for pay has been approved and that he will receive his pay from Jonathan Jackson, federal supervisor at Boston.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Regarding Captain Sever's disappointment over suspension of frigate construction at Portsmouth New Hampshire
01/18/1797 LetterbookMcHenry laments that he misplaced Sever's letter. Refers to Sever's disappointment with the work of the frigate construction suspended. Sever was to command the frigate. Suspension of construction …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
