Tench Coxe
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Traveling Expenses
Enclosed traveling expenses of the Secretary of War. Expenses incurred visiting military posts. Charges still pending;
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Tenche Coxe informs Knox that Captain Thomas Truxton desires to reduce his estimate
Tenche Coxe informs Knox that Captain Thomas Truxton desires to reduce his estimate for the 36 gun frigate.
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Satisfaction Relative to the Cecil Company's Contract, Etc.
It will soon be obvious how much satisfaction can be given by the Cecil Company relative to the contract they have negotiated. Mr. Nancy cannot be spared before he has completed five or six guns.
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Request to have Asa Copeland replace John Morgan
Knox proposes that Mr Asa Copeland replace Mr Morgan, who is in Georgia overseeing the cutting of timber for frigate construction. That would allow Morgan to assume duties as Naval Constructor at …
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Request that Captain Thomas Truxton be permitted purchase blocks
Knox requests that Coxe approve Captain Truxton's desire to purchase some used blocks, which would be preferable to new ones.
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Regarding the beams of the frigates and the merits of oak and pine
Knox brings up the issue of whether oak or pine should be used for the frigates. Asks if Coxe is in possession of any opinions on the subject. Asks to transmit papers, Captain Truxton's included.
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Preparation for Return of Troops following Whiskey Rebellion Insurrection
In preparation for the return of the army from western Pennsylvania, supplies should be provided for the return of the troops to the following locations with the designated officer in charge of …
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On business in Naval Department, Knox's successor, fire engines for frigates
Knox discusses whether anything material in Naval Department was omitted. Refers to his successor and the matter of fire engines for the frigates.
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Note to Tench Coxe
References Hodgdon receiving [illegible], to which Coxe previously alluded.
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New England Pine for ship construction
Joshua Humphreys, an influential shipbuilder, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of New England pine for the use of frigate construction. Coxe is Commissioner of the Revenue.
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Letter regarding iron ballast from the Alliance and John Hackett's prospects as Constructor at Boston
Henry Knox informs Tench Coxe that he has no information of any iron ballast on the USS Alliance. Informs Coxe that it is likely that John Hackett of Newbury, builder of the Alliance during the …
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Letter from Henry Knox to Tench Coxe on sizes of beams and the issue of pine or oak
Letter from Henry Knox to Tench Coxe on sizes of beams; lower and gun decks to be of white oak. Knox withdraws his objection to Joshua Humphreys and Captain Barry on the use of pine for beams for …
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Letter from Henry Knox to Assistant Secretary Treasury Coxe on House resolution regarding frigates
Henry Knox encloses House of Representatives resolution regarding frigates. He asks Coxe about the state of materials and equipment which have passed under the Department of Treasury.
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