Compensation for the sorting, security and transportation of frigate timber to Corlear's Hook in New York Harbor
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Compensation for the sorting, security and transportation of frigate timber to Corlear's Hook in New York Harbor
Description
Discusses compensation of accounting, provide security, and transporting timbers to another location, Corlear's Hook, in New York Harbor. Allowance is $400. Instructions will be furnished by Josiah Fox.
year created
1796
month created
07
day created
25
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office
recipient note
Forman Cheeseman
notable person/group
Forman Cheeseman
James McHenry
Secretary of War
naval constructor
Josiah Fox
War Department
War Office
Navy
War Office
notable location
War Office
War Department
New York
Corlear's Hook
ship yard
notable item/thing
timbers
compensation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796072515057
page start
181
Item sets
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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:181. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Foreman Cheeseman | [unknown] | [n/a] |