Estimates of the expenses of building and equipping frigates
Item
Type
Transcription/modern copy (hand written)
Title
Estimates of the expenses of building and equipping frigates
Description
Letter, discusses three estimates of the expenses of building and equipping frigates.
short description
Ltr, dis cost estimates for frigates
year created
1794
month created
01
day created
04
author
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Thomas Fitzsimmons
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
notable location
Boston
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
three estimates of the expenses of building and equipping frigates
made in year 1790
in general the most perfect
wages
placed too low
an estimate made in Boston
pretty accurate
not comprehending all the equipments
estimate made recently
tolerably accurate
not been sufficient time to obtain perfect information.
document number
1794010400100
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | AKT06 (1 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | R: 35, P: 18 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Fitzsimmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |