Tench Francis

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Tench Francis

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Tench Francis

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Appointed by President George Washington Feb 1795 as nation's first Purveyor of Public Supplies (Navy pursers)

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Tench

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Francis

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Certifies Amounts of Live Oak at Fort Mifflin Document
Transporting Spars for the Frigate Document
On the keel wood for frigate; salting of oak wood; and whether oak wood is preferable to live oak Document
Meeting with Mr King on the matter of reducing copper Document
Compensation for services in frigate construction Document
Enclosed from Captain Truxton Document
Letter from the War Office on resignation of Messrs. Gurney and Smith as Naval Agents at Philadelphia Document
Construction of Frigates, Supplies Document
Letter from the War Office on Colonel Copperthwait's report regarding difficulties in procurement of live oak Document
Request for Further Pay as Naval Constructor Document
Joshua Humphreys' means of furnishing pitch pine plank for frigates Document
Concerning claims and other financial matters Document
Notification of Payment by Joshua Wentworth, Request for Quarterly Pay Document
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Parcel of Saltpeter author Document
Invoice of Hospital Stores author Document
Attaches Requested Copy of Letter author Document
Requests Patterns for Iron Ballasts author Document
Refers to Plans with John Morgan to Cut Wood and Build Frigate author Document
Indian Corn author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Equipage for the Chickasaw Chiefs author Document
1000 Tin Canteens author Document
Drums Lodged by Tinley author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Letter Citation author Document