Request for manpower calculations regarding cutting ship frames
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for manpower calculations regarding cutting ship frames
Description
Knox requests that Humphreys add to his calculations the number of men it would require to cut the frame of one of the vessels in Georgia in two months.
year created
1794
month created
04
day created
10
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Joshua Humphreys
Henry Knox
constructor
Secretary of War
men
workers
wood cutters
Robert Young
Benjamin Sparrah
notable location
War Department
Georgia
New Bern
North Carolina
notable item/thing
frame
vessels
live oak
wood cutting
frigate construction
calculations
beams
document number
1794041000001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | NBS01 (2 pages) | Collection: Joshua Humphreys Correspondence | Vol. 2, Page 2 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: RF 509, Marion Brewington Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joshua Humphreys | [unknown] | [n/a] |