Request to the constructor in Baltimore David Stodder for a statement as to principal causes of delay in frigate construction
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request to the constructor in Baltimore David Stodder for a statement as to principal causes of delay in frigate construction
Description
The letter directs the David Stodder, naval constructor at Baltimore to provide explanations for delays in completing ship building beyond the periods when she expected to have been finished. Lose no time in transmitting information.
year created
1798
month created
01
day created
23
recipient
secondary recipient
sent to location
Baltimore
Philadelphia
in image
author note
James McHenry
recipient note
Addressed to "Constructor"
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
David Stodder
naval constructor
Navy constructor
Secretary War
James McHenry
War Department
notable location
Baltimore
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate Constellation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction delays
delays in Constellation construction
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1798012300157
page start
287
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:287 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient | David Stodder | Baltimore | Constructor Baltimore. |
| Recipient | War Office | Philadelphia | Author possibly James McHenry or Josiah Fox Navy Constructor. |