Pierce Butler estimate for a brigantine of 14 guns equal to about 200 tons
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Pierce Butler estimate for a brigantine of 14 guns equal to about 200 tons
Description
Estimate for Brigantine construction, supplies, and crew. He recommends using live oak; white oak, cedar, and locust for the trunnels.
year created
1791
month created
11
day created
17
author
recipient
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
Pierce Butler
notable person/group
Pierce Butler
Henry Knox
Captain
Lieutenant
Master's Mate
Midshipman
Captain's clerk
quartermaster
quartermaster's mate
boatswain
boatswain's mate
coxswain
master sail maker
gunner
gunner's mate
yeoman of powder room
quarter gunner
armorer
carpenter
carpenter's mate
cook
surgeon
surgeon's mate
corporal
able seaman
ordinary seaman
Sergeant of Marines
Corporal of Marines
Private of Marines
Marines
US Navy
War Department
Secretary of War
War Office
notable location
Philadelphia
War Office
Charleston
South Carolina
notable item/thing
shipwright
live oak
white oak
cedar
locust trunnels
ship joyner
iron work
printers
plumbers
block maker
mast maker
rigging
cables
cordage
sails
canvas
sailmaker
ordnance stores
muskets
pistols
powder
round shot
grape shot
pistol balls
hand grenades
provisions
pay or wages
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
document number
1791111700255
page start
11
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 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:11-14 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Pierce Butler | [unknown] | [n/a] |