Request for Ship Builder
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Request for Ship Builder
Description
Secretary Knox refers to Hackett's construction of the well-regarded Revolutionary warship "Alliance" and asks that he come to Philadelphia for consultation on construction of large-sized frigates. Expenses will be paid.
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
01
author
recipient
sent to location
Salisbury, Massachusetts
in image
author note
Henry Knox
recipient note
John Hackett
notable person/group
John Hackett
Henry Knox
Alliance
John Barry
Navy
Continental Navy
notable location
Salisbury, Massachusetts
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
ships
vessels
frigates
construction
notable idea/issue
Alliance
John Barry
frigate construction
document number
1794040100155
page start
17
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:17 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Hackett | Salisbury, Massachusetts | [n/a] |